Total Crime Rate

56.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 56.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.8 4/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Sark Gardens area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Audley & Queen's Park , and the 143rd lowest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sark Gardens (BB2 3EQ) in the last 12 months was 56.3 per 1,000 residents and was 58.2% lower than the Audley & Queen's Park average (134.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 22.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sark Gardens (BB2 3EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Glasson Close, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fleetwood Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sark Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Guernsey Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lindisfarne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Faroes Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Morecambe Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glasson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Guernsey Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newchurch Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairhaven Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fleetwood Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Norbreck Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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