Total Crime Rate

79.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 79.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.8 9/10
  • Other crime 9.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Moorland Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Blackburn South & Lower Darwen , and the 216th 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 Moorland Road (BB2 4SA) in the last 12 months was 79.3 per 1,000 residents and was 2.7% lower than the Blackburn South & Lower Darwen average (81.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 40.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moorland Road (BB2 4SA), the main crime hotspot is near Fowler Height Close. Police recorded 47 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 Moorland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heys Close —
Sep 2025Other crime Bank Hey View Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fowler Height Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Fowler Height Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Fowler Height Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fowler Height Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Farmer'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farmer'S Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Honiton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scotland Bank Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leyburn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Winterburn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Otterburn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Otterburn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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