Total Crime Rate

111.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.4 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 111.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 57.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Hawkshaw Avenue area has the 31st highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Darwen East , and the 153rd highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hawkshaw Avenue (BB3 0HU) in the last 12 months was 111.1 per 1,000 residents and was 37.1% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 57.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawkshaw Avenue (BB3 0HU), the main crime hotspot is near Blackburn Road. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Hawkshaw Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wyre Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Alban'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Laneshaw Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Aysgarth Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aysgarth Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Haldane Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ribble Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Monton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Blackburn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Blackburn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Avondale Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avondale Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Oldfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falcon Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Laneshaw Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Alban'S Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ribble Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leven Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Birch Hall Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hodder Grove Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Earnsdale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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