Total Crime Rate

188.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 188.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 77.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 58.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.5 10/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hilton Road area has the highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Darwen South , and the 67th 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 Hilton Road (BB3 2DY) in the last 12 months was 188.3 per 1,000 residents and was 201.5% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 58.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hilton Road (BB3 2DY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ashton Road, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alpha Street (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Hilton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Starkie Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashton Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Radfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hamer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Ashton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Starkie Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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