Total Crime Rate

66.4 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 66.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hartington Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Darwen East , and the 171st 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 Hartington Road (BB3 0HT) in the last 12 months was 66.4 per 1,000 residents and was 64.8% lower than the Darwen East average (189.0 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 Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hartington Road (BB3 0HT), the main crime hotspot is near Sandringham Road. Police recorded 133 crimes here, including 102 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hartington Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandringham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hodder Grove —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Monton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandringham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haldane Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackburn Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackburn Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mostyn Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bedford Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ribble Avenue —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Blackburn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Falcon Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Halley Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Falcon Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warwick Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandringham Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandringham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandringham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandringham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandringham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandringham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandringham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandringham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mersey Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mersey Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Mersey Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandringham Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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