Total Crime Rate

428.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

169.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 428.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 169.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 130.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 104.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 36.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.2 10/10
  • Drugs 30.2 10/10
  • Public order 30.2 10/10
  • Other theft 22.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.1 9/10
  • Other crime 10.1 9/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Robbery 6.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Darwen Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Blackburn Central , and the 16th 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 428.6 per 1,000 residents and was 31.7% higher than the Blackburn Central average (325.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 65 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 84 (≈ 169.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Darwen Street (BB2 2AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 420 crimes here, including 110 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/89)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Mayson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pilkington Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pilkington Street —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Pilkington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mayson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Darwen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dandy Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pilkington Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dandy Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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