Total Crime Rate

50.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 50.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 22.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • 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
  • 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

Melita Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Darwen South , and the 144th lowest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Melita Street (BB3 2DA) in the last 12 months was 50.6 per 1,000 residents and was 19.0% lower than the Darwen South average (62.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melita Street (BB3 2DA), the main crime hotspot is near Sudell Road. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Melita Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Hamer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Starkie Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sudell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cross Barn Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cross Barn Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St John'S Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Sough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Starkie Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edmund Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ashton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashton Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Progress Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sudell Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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