Total Crime Rate

87.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.9 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 87.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 35.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Brookway area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Ewood , and the 191st highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brookway (BB2 4RE) in the last 12 months was 87.7 per 1,000 residents and was 28.8% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 35.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brookway (BB2 4RE), the main crime hotspot is near Fowler Height Close. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brookway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Picton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fowler Height Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pride Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Plantation Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kingsbridge Wharf Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fowler Height Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fowler Height Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fowler Height Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fowler Height Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Andrew Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Andrew Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Andrew Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Andrew Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Andrew Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Andrew Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Andrew Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lane House Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lane House Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pride Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bunkers Hill Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Full View Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bunkers Hill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cockridge Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Of Sussex Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parklands Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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