Total Crime Rate

45.7 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 45.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.2 7/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Prospect Gardens area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Darwen East , and the 113th 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 Prospect Gardens (BB3 1PF) in the last 12 months was 45.7 per 1,000 residents and was 75.8% lower than the Darwen East average (189.0 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 Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prospect Gardens (BB3 1PF), 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 Prospect Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aysgarth Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grafton Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Halley Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Avondale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crewdson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brighton Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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