Total Crime Rate

426.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

260.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 426.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 260.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 235.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 66.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.2 10/10
  • Public order 16.6 9/10
  • Burglary 11.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Blackburn Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Darwen East , and the 17th highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blackburn Road (BB3 1QU) in the last 12 months was 426.6 per 1,000 residents and was 141.7% higher 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 85 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 94 (≈ 260.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 43.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackburn Road (BB3 1QU), the main crime hotspot is near Sandringham Road. Police recorded 96 crimes here, including 74 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Blackburn Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Avondale Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avondale Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Oldfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandringham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandringham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falcon Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Pitville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Blackburn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Pitville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dean Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lorne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Blackburn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Alban'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Alban'S Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartington Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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