Total Crime Rate

52.8 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 52.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.1 7/10
  • Burglary 11.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.3 3/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Moorland Avenue area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Darwen East , and the 132nd lowest 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 Moorland Avenue (BB3 1JP) in the last 12 months was 52.8 per 1,000 residents and was 72.0% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moorland Avenue (BB3 1JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sunnyhurst, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Moorland Avenue (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Moorland Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aysgarth Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Earnsdale Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order Sunnyhurst Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Avondale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Halley Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Marabou Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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