Total Crime Rate

79.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.6 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 79.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 28.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hampden Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Darwen South , and the 216th highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hampden Avenue (BB3 2HB) in the last 12 months was 79.4 per 1,000 residents and was 27.1% 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 Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hampden Avenue (BB3 2HB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Alfred Street, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Portland Street (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Hampden Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sydney Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hampden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alfred Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alfred Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alfred Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maria Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maria Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Elliott Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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