Total Crime Rate

81.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 81.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Matlock Street area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Darwen East , and the 217th highest 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 Matlock Street (BB3 1PB) in the last 12 months was 81.2 per 1,000 residents and was 57.1% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 34.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Matlock Street (BB3 1PB), the main crime hotspot is near Crewdson Street. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Matlock Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Britten Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crewdson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grafton Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brighton Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Britten Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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