Total Crime Rate
79.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
23.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sycamore Grove area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Darwen East , and the 213th highest 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 Sycamore Grove (BB3 0EU) in the last 12 months was 79.9 per 1,000 residents and was 54.7% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -27.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sycamore Grove (BB3 0EU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near London Terrace, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cornfield Street (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Quakerfields | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Powell Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Garstang Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Powell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Powell Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Knowle Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornfield Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Higher London Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Higher London Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Higher London Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Garstang Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Higher London Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moor Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Quaker Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Quakerfields | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Quakerfields | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | London Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Perry Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Powell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Moor Lane | Under investigation |
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