Total Crime Rate

71.7 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 71.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.9 4/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hawkshaw Avenue area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Darwen East , and the 187th 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 Hawkshaw Avenue (BB3 0HU) in the last 12 months was 71.7 per 1,000 residents and was 62.1% 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawkshaw Avenue (BB3 0HU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Falcon Avenue, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blackburn Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hawkshaw Avenue area

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

Data Sources

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