Total Crime Rate

111.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 111.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 57.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Oldfield Avenue area has the 31st highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Darwen East , and the 153rd highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oldfield Avenue (BB3 1QY) in the last 12 months was 111.1 per 1,000 residents and was 37.1% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 57.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oldfield Avenue (BB3 1QY), 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 Oldfield Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Blackburn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avondale Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandringham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Monton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandringham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Haldane Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Pitville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dean Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Avondale Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Oldfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Blackburn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Pitville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Veronica 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 Falcon Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford 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 Hartington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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