Total Crime Rate

161.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 161.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 76.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 66.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Other crime 9.5 9/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Cross Barn Grove area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Darwen South , and the 90th 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 Cross Barn Grove (BB3 2BA) in the last 12 months was 161.9 per 1,000 residents and was 159.2% higher than the Darwen South average (62.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 76.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cross Barn Grove (BB3 2BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ashton Road, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cross Barn Grove (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Cross Barn Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norfolk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vernon Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St John'S Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Sough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ashton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Starkie Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Starkie Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edmund Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cross Barn Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cross Barn Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashton Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Progress Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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