Total Crime Rate

143.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 143.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 75.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.5 9/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • 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

Higher Witton Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Billinge & Beardwood , and the 112th highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Higher Witton Road (BB2 6SZ) in the last 12 months was 143.8 per 1,000 residents and was 195.5% higher than the Billinge & Beardwood average (48.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 75.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 76.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Higher Witton Road (BB2 6SZ), the main crime hotspot is near Broomfield Place. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Higher Witton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pink Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rolleston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Moulding Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broomfield Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pink Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broomfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broomfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rutland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alder Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rolleston Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rolleston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alder Bank —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Livingstone Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Livingstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson French Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alder Bank —
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Data Sources

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