Total Crime Rate

62.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 62.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.0 8/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 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 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cocker Street area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Darwen South , and the 163rd lowest 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 Cocker Street (BB3 2JE) in the last 12 months was 62.9 per 1,000 residents and was 8.0% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 180.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 55.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 128.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cocker Street (BB3 2JE), 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 Cocker Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hampden Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hampden Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Balmoral Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Bentley Street Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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