Total Crime Rate

136.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 136.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.5 8/10
  • Drugs 13.0 9/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Ashton Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Darwen South , and the 124th 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 Ashton Road (BB3 2DX) in the last 12 months was 136.4 per 1,000 residents and was 99.2% higher than the Darwen South average (68.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 51.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashton Road (BB3 2DX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Melita Street, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cross Barn Grove (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ashton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lily Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cross Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turncroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Turncroft Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gadfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Tower Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turncroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashton Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashton Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Philip Street Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hamer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Brandwood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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