Total Crime Rate

37.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 37.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Balmoral Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Darwen South , and the 88th 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 Balmoral Road (BB3 2EW) in the last 12 months was 37.5 per 1,000 residents and was 45.2% lower than the Darwen South average (68.5 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 22.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balmoral Road (BB3 2EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hampden Avenue, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bentley Street (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Balmoral Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Balmoral Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blackpool Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hampden Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hampden Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queen'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Melbourne Street —
Sep 2025Other crime Bentley Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Blackpool Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blackpool Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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