Total Crime Rate

64.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.2 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 64.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 30.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Moorland Avenue area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Darwen East , and the 181st 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 64.2 per 1,000 residents and was 63.7% 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 Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.4% 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 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Halley Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Moorland Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Earnsdale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aysgarth Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Aysgarth Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Earnsdale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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