Total Crime Rate

57.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 57.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.5 3/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Other theft 1.9 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

St Bedes Park area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Darwen East , and the 148th lowest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Bedes Park (BB3 0SQ) in the last 12 months was 57.6 per 1,000 residents and was 69.5% lower than the Darwen East average (189.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 11.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -76.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Bedes Park (BB3 0SQ), the main crime hotspot is near M65. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Bedes Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B6231 —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Monton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour M65 —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson M65 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences M65 Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ribble Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences M65 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences M65 Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oakwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haldane Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour M65 —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Daisyfield Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Daisyfield Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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