Total Crime Rate

51.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 51.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 24.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • 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
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Harwood Street area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Darwen East , and the 146th 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 Harwood Street (BB3 1JF) in the last 12 months was 51.8 per 1,000 residents and was 70.6% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harwood Street (BB3 1JF), the main crime hotspot is near Crewdson Street. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Harwood Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crewdson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Aysgarth Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aysgarth Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brighton Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avondale Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Avondale Mews Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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