Total Crime Rate

130.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 130.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Burglary 4.0 4/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Bolton Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Darwen South , and the 133rd highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bolton Road (BB3 2JQ) in the last 12 months was 130.4 per 1,000 residents and was 90.5% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 51.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bolton Road (BB3 2JQ), the main crime hotspot is near Sydney Street. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bolton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shepherd Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cross 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 Blackpool Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blackpool Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blackpool Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Melbourne Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Devon Street Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Devon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queen'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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