Wensley Fold
Middle areaNorth west Blackburn with Darwen. 9,781 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.1 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Wensley Fold live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Wensley Fold
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wensley Fold at a rate of 96.8 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 | 406 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 212 |
| Other crime | 152 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 65 |
| Vehicle crime | 37 |
| Drug offences | 30 |
| Burglary | 22 |
| Shoplifting | 12 |
| Robbery | 7 |
| Theft from the person | 4 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Wensley Fold compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Wensley Fold safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wensley Fold at a rate of 96.8 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, 77 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Wensley Fold.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (406), anti-social behaviour (212) and other crime (152).
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 Wensley Fold alone. See Blackburn with Darwen
Wensley Fold in brief
The median price paid for a home in Wensley Fold was £114,000 in 2025.
Wensley Fold had 9,407 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Wensley Fold live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Wensley Fold, 99.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.