Total Crime Rate
144.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Orchard Park area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Darwen East , and the 115th highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Orchard Park (BB3 1DS) in the last 12 months was 144.2 per 1,000 residents and was 23.7% lower than the Darwen East average (189.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (β 58.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -48.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Orchard Park (BB3 1DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Preston Street (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Darwen East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cavendish Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Argyle Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Argyle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Snape Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nelson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Argyle Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Snape Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cavendish Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crewdson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Snape Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Heyfold Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heyfold Gardens | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Greenway Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Britten Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cavendish Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Britten Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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