Total Crime Rate
1108.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
600.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Redearth Road area has the highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Darwen East , and the 4th 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 Redearth Road (BB3 2AF) in the last 12 months was 1108.9 per 1,000 residents and was 528.1% 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 135 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -27.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 149 (≈ 600.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Redearth Road (BB3 2AF), the main crime hotspot is near Church Bank Street. Police recorded 89 crimes here, including 55 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Bank Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Street East | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kay Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Radfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Higher South Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hamer Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Entwistle Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Street East | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Victoria Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Victoria Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Victoria Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Victoria Street | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Bank Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Bank Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Bank Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ashton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kay Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Spring Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edmund Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Starkie Street | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Starkie Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highfield Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highfield Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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