Total Crime Rate

191.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 191.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.2 9/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Wyre Crescent area has the 14th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Darwen East , and the 77th 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 Wyre Crescent (BB3 0JG) in the last 12 months was 191.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1.4% higher than the Darwen East average (189.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 105.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wyre Crescent (BB3 0JG), the main crime hotspot is near Hodder Grove. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wyre Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mersey Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wyre Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wyre Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ribble Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft Marabou Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hodder Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duddon Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Mersey Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mersey Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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