Crime Rates at Radford Street, Darwen, BB3 2PB

Radford Street area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Darwen South , and the 88th 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 Radford Street (BB3 2PB) in the last 12 months was 34.9 per 1,000 residents and was 44.1% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 14.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Radford Street (BB3 2PB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.