Total Crime Rate

382.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 382.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 114.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 108.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 30.2 7/10
  • Other theft 28.2 10/10
  • Drugs 22.1 10/10
  • Public order 18.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.1 9/10
  • Other crime 12.1 10/10
  • Robbery 10.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Darwen Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Blackburn Central , and the 20th highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Darwen Street (BB2 2AJ) in the last 12 months was 382.3 per 1,000 residents and was 10.9% higher than the Blackburn Central average (344.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 650.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 73 (≈ 146.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Darwen Street (BB2 2AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 410 crimes here, including 102 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Darwen Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mincing Lane Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Astley Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Astley Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Astley Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Astley Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Astley Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Astley Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Astley Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Astley Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Astley Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Astley Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Astley Gate Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Clayton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dandy Walk
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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