Crime Rates at Yew Tree Drive, Blackburn, BB2 7DH

Yew Tree Drive area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Billinge & Beardwood , and the 54th lowest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Yew Tree Drive (BB2 7DH) in the last 12 months was 30.7 per 1,000 residents and was 39.3% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yew Tree Drive (BB2 7DH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Manitoba Close, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Braddock Bluff (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.