Total Crime Rate

25.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 25.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Avondale Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Darwen East , and the 43rd 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 Avondale Road (BB3 1NT) in the last 12 months was 25.6 per 1,000 residents and was 86.4% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avondale Road (BB3 1NT), the main crime hotspot is near Falcon Avenue. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Avondale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brighton Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aysgarth Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Falcon Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Avondale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Halley Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Falcon Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grafton Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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