Total Crime Rate

143.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 143.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 73.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Douglas Grove area has the 20th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Darwen East , and the 111th 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 Douglas Grove (BB3 0JQ) in the last 12 months was 143.8 per 1,000 residents and was 18.6% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 73.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Douglas Grove (BB3 0JQ), the main crime hotspot is near Hodder Grove. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Douglas Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wyre Crescent —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ribble Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Ribble Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calder Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calder Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Calder Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calder Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Laneshaw Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Laneshaw Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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