Total Crime Rate

41.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.4 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 41.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 15.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Prospect Avenue area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Darwen East , and the 110th 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 Prospect Avenue (BB3 1JQ) in the last 12 months was 41.0 per 1,000 residents and was 76.8% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 15.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prospect Avenue (BB3 1JQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Halley Road, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brighton Terrace (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Prospect Avenue area

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

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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