Total Crime Rate

97.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 97.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 44.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Other crime 13.3 10/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.4 3/10
  • 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
  • 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

Ratcliffe Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Darwen South , and the 173rd highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ratcliffe Street (BB3 2DF) in the last 12 months was 97.4 per 1,000 residents and was 55.9% higher 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 44.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ratcliffe Street (BB3 2DF), 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 Ratcliffe Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Hamer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellenshaw Street 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Labore Street Under investigation
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 Vernon Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sudell Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashton Road —
Apr 2026Public order Ashton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sudell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Progress Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norfolk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sudellside Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elswick Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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