Total Crime Rate

50.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 50.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.6 6/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Shoplifting 6.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 14th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Darwen South , and the 129th lowest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bolton Road (BB3 2JR) in the last 12 months was 50.9 per 1,000 residents and was 25.7% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bolton Road (BB3 2JR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bolton Road, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sydney Street (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bolton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blackpool Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Balmoral Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blackpool Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Blackpool Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Melbourne Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queen'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Devon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Devon Street Offender given a caution
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Data Sources

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