Total Crime Rate

30.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 30.3 3/10
  • Burglary 13.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Higher House Close area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Ewood , and the 65th 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 30.3 per 1,000 residents and was 75.4% lower than the Ewood average (123.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

In the area around Higher House Close (BB2 4RN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cockridge Close, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bunkers Hill Close (11 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 (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Picton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parklands Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cockridge Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Bunkers Hill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ernlouen Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bunkers Hill Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queensway —
Apr 2026Burglary Queensway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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