Total Crime Rate

60.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.7 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 60.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 22.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.2 5/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Millwood Close area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Ewood , and the 169th lowest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Millwood Close (BB2 4UG) in the last 12 months was 60.5 per 1,000 residents and was 50.9% lower than the Ewood average (123.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 22.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Millwood Close (BB2 4UG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stanley Range, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hurstwood Avenue (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Millwood Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brothers Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bonsall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Head Close Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primrose Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Meadow Head Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bentham Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henry Whalley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brothers Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bonsall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bonsall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Mayflower Street Under investigation
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 Shorrock Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Henry Whalley Street —
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Data Sources

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