Total Crime Rate

148.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 148.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 17.9 4/10
  • Other theft 13.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.5 3/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Greenway Street area has the 19th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Darwen East , and the 107th 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 Greenway Street (BB3 1EQ) in the last 12 months was 148.0 per 1,000 residents and was 16.2% lower than the Darwen East average (176.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 17.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greenway Street (BB3 1EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Preston Street (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Greenway Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Cavendish Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Preston Street —
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 2026Public order Somerset Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenway Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melrose Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lorne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Snape Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge View Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bridge View Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge View Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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