Total Crime Rate

98.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 98.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ratcliffe Street area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Darwen East , and the 188th highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ratcliffe Street (BB3 2BZ) in the last 12 months was 98.1 per 1,000 residents and was 48.1% lower than the Darwen East average (189.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 900.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 47.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ratcliffe Street (BB3 2BZ), the main crime hotspot is near Sudell Road. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ratcliffe Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lily Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashton Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ellerbeck Close —
Sep 2025Public order Tower Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Progress Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gadfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashton Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Philip Street Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sudell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Turncroft Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hamer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Brandwood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turncroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turncroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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