Total Crime Rate

118.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.5 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 118.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 49.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.2 9/10
  • Other crime 9.9 9/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Heyfold Gardens area has the 28th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Darwen East , and the 141st 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 Heyfold Gardens (BB3 1SE) in the last 12 months was 118.8 per 1,000 residents and was 32.7% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -23.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 49.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heyfold Gardens (BB3 1SE), the main crime hotspot is near Preston Street. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Heyfold Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Preston Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge View Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Argyle Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Argyle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Argyle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Somerset Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenway Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Cavendish Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bridge View Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge View Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Snape Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lightbown Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lorne Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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