Total Crime Rate

110.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 110.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 24.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.4 9/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Ribble Avenue area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Darwen East , and the 155th 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 Ribble Avenue (BB3 0JR) in the last 12 months was 110.6 per 1,000 residents and was 37.4% lower than the Darwen East average (176.5 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 Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 24.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ribble Avenue (BB3 0JR), 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 Ribble Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wyre Crescent —
Apr 2026Other theft St Bedes Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Laneshaw Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ribble Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Haldane Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ribble Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Meadows —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hodder Grove Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Veronica Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leven Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Alban'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Birch Hall Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Monton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Bedes Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Laneshaw Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Bedes Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calder Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Blackburn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Blackburn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Calder Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calder Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Bedes Park Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calder Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Alban'S Road —
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Data Sources

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