Total Crime Rate

117.7 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 117.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 29.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 6/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Shepherd Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Darwen South , and the 156th 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 Shepherd Street (BB3 2PU) in the last 12 months was 117.7 per 1,000 residents and was 71.9% higher than the Darwen South average (68.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shepherd Street (BB3 2PU), 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 Shepherd Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Bank Cescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bury Fold Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shepherd Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Melbourne Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cross Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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