Total Crime Rate
1570.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
684.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Darwen Street area has the highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Blackburn Central , and the highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Darwen Street (BB2 2BH) in the last 12 months was 1570.9 per 1,000 residents and was 382.9% 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 282 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 6 cases , up 20.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -36.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 381 (≈ 684.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Darwen Street (BB2 2BH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 434 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (127 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Blackburn Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pilkington Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Barton Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Astley Gate | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Clayton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clayton Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clayton Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Barton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Barton Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Astley Gate | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heaton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Islington | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Islington | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Islington | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Islington | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Islington | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | High Street | Under investigation |
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