Total Crime Rate

76.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 76.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 23.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Other crime 11.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Woodside Grove area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Ewood , and the 215th lowest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodside Grove (BB2 4QP) in the last 12 months was 76.3 per 1,000 residents and was 38.1% lower than the Ewood average (123.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodside Grove (BB2 4QP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Foxstones Crescent, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Railton Avenue (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Woodside Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ernlouen Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Livesey Branch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Railton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Hurstwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hurstwood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hurstwood Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxstones Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Foxstones Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Railton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foxstones Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Railton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Queensway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queensway —
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Data Sources

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