Roe Lee, Brownhill & Sunnybower
Middle areaNorth Blackburn with Darwen. 11,560 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 4.8 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Roe Lee, Brownhill & Sunnybower live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Roe Lee, Brownhill & Sunnybower
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Roe Lee, Brownhill & Sunnybower at a rate of 72.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 109.0 per 1,000 people across Blackburn with Darwen.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 306 |
| Vehicle crime | 143 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 133 |
| Other crime | 86 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 59 |
| Burglary | 43 |
| Shoplifting | 39 |
| Drug offences | 25 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Roe Lee, Brownhill & Sunnybower compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Roe Lee, Brownhill & Sunnybower safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Roe Lee, Brownhill & Sunnybower at a rate of 72.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 109.0 per 1,000 people across Blackburn with Darwen.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 113 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Roe Lee, Brownhill & Sunnybower.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (306), vehicle crime (143) and anti-social behaviour (133).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Blackburn with Darwen
These figures are published for the whole of Blackburn with Darwen, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Blackburn with Darwen and not Roe Lee, Brownhill & Sunnybower alone. See Blackburn with Darwen
Roe Lee, Brownhill & Sunnybower in brief
The median price paid for a home in Roe Lee, Brownhill & Sunnybower was £180,000 in 2025.
Roe Lee, Brownhill & Sunnybower had 10,822 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Roe Lee, Brownhill & Sunnybower live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Roe Lee, Brownhill & Sunnybower, 97.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.