Total Crime Rate

37.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 37.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.2 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Bolton Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Darwen South , and the 87th 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 Bolton Road (BB3 2QU) in the last 12 months was 37.4 per 1,000 residents and was 45.4% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bolton Road (BB3 2QU), 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 (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Bury Fold Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cross Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queen'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Melbourne Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Devon Street Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blackpool Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Devon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blackpool Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Blackpool Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shepherd Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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