Total Crime Rate
83.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
24.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pinewood area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Billinge & Beardwood , and the 198th highest 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 Pinewood (BB2 5AD) in the last 12 months was 83.6 per 1,000 residents and was 71.9% higher than the Billinge & Beardwood average (48.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pinewood (BB2 5AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A6062, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Larch Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Blackburn| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Old Gates Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A6062 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | The Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A6062 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A6062 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A6062 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Treetops Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A6062 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Holly Tree Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A6062 | — |
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