Total Crime Rate

88.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 88.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 40.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Birch Hall Avenue area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Darwen East , and the 190th 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 Birch Hall Avenue (BB3 0JW) in the last 12 months was 88.9 per 1,000 residents and was 49.6% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 40.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birch Hall Avenue (BB3 0JW), the main crime hotspot is near St Alban'S Road. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Birch Hall Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wyre Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leven Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Haldane Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Alban'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Alban'S Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Laneshaw Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Laneshaw Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ribble Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Meadows —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hodder Grove Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ribble Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Birch Hall 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Calder Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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