Total Crime Rate

297.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

124.1 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 297.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 124.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 105.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 82.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.8 9/10
  • Other theft 18.8 9/10
  • Public order 15.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.0 9/10
  • Burglary 11.3 9/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Other crime 7.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 7.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Cotton Hall Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Darwen East , and the 27th highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cotton Hall Street (BB3 0DW) in the last 12 months was 297.0 per 1,000 residents and was 68.2% higher 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 124.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cotton Hall Street (BB3 0DW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Allerton Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Cotton Hall Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Quaker Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Back Duckworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Powell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Powell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Powell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Powell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garstang Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garstang Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Quakerfields Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quakerfields Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quakerfields Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lightbown Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exchange Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge View Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bridge View Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge View Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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