Schools
87 open schools are in scope, including 55 primary and 12 secondary schools. Longshaw Infant School is the nearest published school at 334 m.
Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.
Higher Croft
Local area, nearby places and postcodes.
Explore BB2 postcode district
Use district-wide reports for broader context. Property evidence on this page uses Price Paid transactions published for Higher Croft within BB2; school and recorded-crime evidence use the place reference location.
Schools
- Open schools nearby
- 87
- Nearby establishment records
- 138
- Primary nearby
- 55
- Secondary nearby
- 12
All establishment records
1-20 of 138 · Within 3.1 miles
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- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 4-7
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- -
- Location
- BB2 3NF, 334 m away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Good
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 3-11
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Closed 31 December 2005
- Location
- BB2 3UY, 341 m away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
- Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
Voluntary aided school
View published school data- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 4-11
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- -
- Location
- BB2 3UG, 369 m away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- School remains Good
- DfE performance
- KS2 2024/25: 79% expected standard
-
- Phase and ages
- Nursery, ages 2-5
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- -
- Location
- BB2 3NF, 426 m away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- School remains Good
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Secondary, ages 11-16
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Closed 31 August 1988
- Location
- BB2 3ER, 454 m away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 7-11
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- -
- Location
- BB2 3NX, 589 m away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- School remains Good
- DfE performance
- KS2 2024/25: 67% expected standard
-
- Phase and ages
- Not applicable, ages 11-19
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- Opened 30 November 2001
- Location
- BB2 3NY, 591 m away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 55.7
-
- Phase and ages
- Not applicable, ages 11-23
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- Opened 27 October 2020
- Location
- BB2 3NY, 591 m away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 49.4
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- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 4-11
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Closed 31 August 2004
- Location
- BB2 4JQ, 855 m away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 4-11
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- Opened 1 September 2004
- Location
- BB2 4JJ, 926 m away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not judged
- DfE performance
- KS2 2024/25: 85% expected standard
-
- Phase and ages
- Not applicable, ages 11-16
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Opened 1 January 1900 · Closed 30 September 2019
- Location
- BB2 3HJ, 1.1 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 4-11
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- -
- Location
- BB3 0QP, 1.1 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not judged
- DfE performance
- KS2 2024/25: 50% expected standard
-
- Phase and ages
- Not applicable, ages 4-16
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Closed 31 August 2000
- Location
- BB1 2LA, 1.1 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Not applicable, ages 2-19
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Closed 31 August 2000
- Location
- BB1 2LA, 1.1 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Secondary, ages 11-16
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Opened 4 April 2005 · Closed 30 September 2019
- Location
- BB2 3HJ, 1.2 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Secondary, ages 11-16
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- Opened 1 October 2019
- Location
- BB2 3HJ, 1.2 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- School remains Good
- DfE performance
- KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 41.0
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 4-11
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- -
- Location
- BB3 0RB, 1.2 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Good
- DfE performance
- KS2 2024/25: 41% expected standard
- St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
Voluntary aided school
View published school data- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 4-11
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- -
- Location
- BB2 3HP, 1.2 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- School remains Good
- DfE performance
- KS2 2024/25: 63% expected standard
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 3-7
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- -
- Location
- BB1 1SE, 1.5 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- School remains Good
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 7-11
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- -
- Location
- BB1 1SE, 1.5 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- School remains Good
- DfE performance
- KS2 2024/25: 73% expected standard
Recorded crime
- Latest published month
- June 2026
- Records in latest month
- 313
- Records within 1 mile
- 3,742
- Months covered
- 12
Month-by-month history
Every available month within 1 mile of Higher Croft
Monthly records trend
Published monthly records within 1 mile of Higher Croft.
| Period | Recorded crime events |
|---|---|
| July 2025 | 354 |
| August 2025 | 357 |
| September 2025 | 296 |
| October 2025 | 331 |
| November 2025 | 301 |
| December 2025 | 301 |
| January 2026 | 287 |
| February 2026 | 292 |
| March 2026 | 286 |
| April 2026 | 287 |
| May 2026 | 337 |
| June 2026 | 313 |
| Published month | Records | Largest category that month | Category records |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 2026 | 313 | Violence and sexual offences | 144 |
| May 2026 | 337 | Violence and sexual offences | 187 |
| April 2026 | 287 | Violence and sexual offences | 125 |
| March 2026 | 286 | Violence and sexual offences | 143 |
| February 2026 | 292 | Violence and sexual offences | 133 |
| January 2026 | 287 | Violence and sexual offences | 136 |
| December 2025 | 301 | Violence and sexual offences | 122 |
| November 2025 | 301 | Violence and sexual offences | 107 |
| October 2025 | 331 | Violence and sexual offences | 116 |
| September 2025 | 296 | Violence and sexual offences | 110 |
| August 2025 | 357 | Violence and sexual offences | 129 |
| July 2025 | 354 | Violence and sexual offences | 138 |
Every published record
1-25 of 3,742
Violence and sexual offences
June 2026
On or near M65
Blackburn with Darwen 013D
Outcome
Action to be taken by another organisation
Violence and sexual offences
June 2026
On or near Woodland Place
Blackburn with Darwen 013D
Outcome
Under investigation
Violence and sexual offences
June 2026
On or near Petrol Station
Blackburn with Darwen 013D
Outcome
Under investigation
Violence and sexual offences
June 2026
On or near M65
Blackburn with Darwen 013D
Outcome
Under investigation
Violence and sexual offences
June 2026
On or near Sandy Lane
Blackburn with Darwen 013D
Outcome
Under investigation
Violence and sexual offences
June 2026
On or near Finsbury Place
Blackburn with Darwen 013D
Outcome
Under investigation
Violence and sexual offences
June 2026
On or near Woodland Place
Blackburn with Darwen 013D
Outcome
Under investigation
Violence and sexual offences
June 2026
On or near Ferguson Street
Blackburn with Darwen 013D
Outcome
Local resolution
Public order
June 2026
On or near Dale View
Blackburn with Darwen 013D
Outcome
Under investigation
Possession of weapons
June 2026
On or near M65
Blackburn with Darwen 013D
Outcome
Under investigation
Possession of weapons
June 2026
On or near M65
Blackburn with Darwen 013D
Outcome
Under investigation
Other theft
June 2026
On or near Petrol Station
Blackburn with Darwen 013D
Outcome
Under investigation
Anti-social behaviour
June 2026
On or near M65
Blackburn with Darwen 013D
Outcome
Outcome not supplied
Anti-social behaviour
June 2026
On or near Ferguson Street
Blackburn with Darwen 013D
Outcome
Outcome not supplied
Anti-social behaviour
June 2026
On or near Swan Farm Close
Blackburn with Darwen 013D
Outcome
Outcome not supplied
Violence and sexual offences
June 2026
On or near Forrestside
Blackburn with Darwen 013C
Outcome
Unable to prosecute suspect
Violence and sexual offences
June 2026
On or near Campbell Close
Blackburn with Darwen 013C
Outcome
Under investigation
Violence and sexual offences
June 2026
On or near Campbell Close
Blackburn with Darwen 013C
Outcome
Under investigation
Public order
June 2026
On or near The Greenwood
Blackburn with Darwen 013C
Outcome
Unable to prosecute suspect
Other theft
June 2026
On or near Taylor Avenue
Blackburn with Darwen 013C
Outcome
Local resolution
Drugs
June 2026
On or near Bog Height Road
Blackburn with Darwen 013C
Outcome
Local resolution
Other crime
June 2026
On or near St Kitts Close
Blackburn with Darwen 013B
Outcome
Under investigation
Violence and sexual offences
June 2026
On or near Barons Way
Blackburn with Darwen 013B
Outcome
Under investigation
Violence and sexual offences
June 2026
On or near St Vincents Close
Blackburn with Darwen 013B
Outcome
Under investigation
Violence and sexual offences
June 2026
On or near Farfield Drive
Blackburn with Darwen 013B
Outcome
Under investigation
Place details
- Place type
- Suburban Area
- Postcode district
- BB2
- Country
- England
Reference location
- Latitude and longitude
- 53.72921, -2.47719
- Wider geography
- North West
Administrative areas
- Unitary Authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- E06000008
Nearby places and postcodes
Evidence in context
Property sales use Price Paid transactions whose published town/city is Higher Croft and whose postcode is in BB2. School and recorded-crime evidence use this place's reference location.
Recorded crime
3,742 published events cover 12 months, averaging 311.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,590 events.
The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.