Total Crime Rate

153.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 153.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 73.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Robbery 6.1 7/10
  • Shoplifting 6.1 4/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Dobson Street area has the 18th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Darwen East , and the 103rd 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 Dobson Street (BB3 1DU) in the last 12 months was 153.4 per 1,000 residents and was 13.1% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -26.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 73.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dobson Street (BB3 1DU), the main crime hotspot is near Preston Street. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Dobson Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge View Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Argyle Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Argyle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Argyle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenway Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Higher Lawrence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bridge View Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge View Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Preston Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour James Street —
Apr 2026Public order James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lightbown Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Cavendish Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Snape Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Britten Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lorne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melrose Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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