Total Crime Rate

137.1 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 137.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Richmond Park area has the 24th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Darwen East , and the 123rd highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Richmond Park (BB3 0JX) in the last 12 months was 137.1 per 1,000 residents and was 27.4% lower 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (β‰ˆ 68.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Richmond Park (BB3 0JX), the main crime hotspot is near Church Bank Street. Police recorded 103 crimes here, including 59 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Richmond Park area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garstang Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Olive Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Olive Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Joseph Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Joseph Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lord Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lord Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lord Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Industry Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Industry Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St James' Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Street East Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Street East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Green Street East β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Bank Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Bank Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Bank Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marsh Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Allerton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Powell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marsh Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marsh Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marsh Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gordon Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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