Total Crime Rate

42.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.0 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 42.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 28.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 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
  • 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

Spring Vale Garden Village area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Darwen South , and the 113th 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 Spring Vale Garden Village (BB3 2HS) in the last 12 months was 42.0 per 1,000 residents and was 32.8% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spring Vale Garden Village (BB3 2HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hampden Avenue, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bentley Street (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Spring Vale Garden Village area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hampden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cranberry Chase Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Vale Garden Village Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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