Total Crime Rate

100.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 100.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 58.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.0 9/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Anchor Avenue area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Darwen East , and the 169th highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Anchor Avenue (BB3 0AZ) in the last 12 months was 100.8 per 1,000 residents and was 42.9% lower than the Darwen East average (176.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 58.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Anchor Avenue (BB3 0AZ), the main crime hotspot is near Sandringham Road. Police recorded 96 crimes here, including 74 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Anchor Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Veronica Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Daisyfield Street —
Apr 2026Public order Anchor Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anchor Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Anchor Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redvers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Blackburn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Blackburn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandringham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hector Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hector Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandringham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Burglary Monton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Haldane Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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