Total Crime Rate

8.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 8.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Higher House Close area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Ewood , and the 5th 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 Higher House Close (BB2 4RN) in the last 12 months was 8.7 per 1,000 residents and was 93.7% lower than the Ewood average (137.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Higher House Close (BB2 4RN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cockridge Close, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bunkers Hill Close (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Higher House Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ernlouen Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cockridge Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cockridge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cockridge Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cockridge Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cockridge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cockridge Close —
Sep 2025Public order Bunkers Hill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bunkers Hill Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bunkers Hill Close —
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Data Sources

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