Total Crime Rate

128.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.9 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 128.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 62.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 5/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Richmond Terrace area has the 25th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Darwen East , and the 128th highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Richmond Terrace (BB3 0HE) in the last 12 months was 128.6 per 1,000 residents and was 27.2% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 62.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Richmond Terrace (BB3 0HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Atlas Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Richmond Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garstang Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Perry Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Street East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Street East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garstang Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Powell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Powell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Powell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Back Duckworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Atlas Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Atlas Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lightbown Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exchange Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quakerfields Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quakerfields Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Quakerfields Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Atlas Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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