Crime Rates at Shelley Gardens, Great Harwood, Blackburn, BB6 7LQ

Shelley Gardens area has the 16th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Netherton , and the 134th highest crime rate of 268 local areas in Hyndburn .

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 Shelley Gardens (BB6 7LQ) in the last 12 months was 93.6 per 1,000 residents and was 27.9% lower than the Netherton average (129.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 48.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shelley Gardens (BB6 7LQ), the main crime hotspot is near Kipling Place. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.