Total Crime Rate

8.6 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 8.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Bracken Close area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Billinge & Beardwood , and the 4th 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 Bracken Close (BB2 5AH) in the last 12 months was 8.6 per 1,000 residents and was 83.0% lower than the Billinge & Beardwood average (50.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Bracken Close (BB2 5AH), the main crime hotspot is near Gladstone Terrace. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bracken Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Witney Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft Gladstone Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Larch Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Larch Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gladstone Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gladstone Terrace —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gladstone Terrace —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gladstone Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harriets Heights Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Banbury Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Banbury Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tetbury Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tetbury Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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