Total Crime Rate

107.7 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 107.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.5 7/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Hesse Street area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Darwen East , and the 176th highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hesse Street (BB3 2RU) in the last 12 months was 107.7 per 1,000 residents and was 43.0% lower than the Darwen East average (189.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 41.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 41.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hesse Street (BB3 2RU), the main crime hotspot is near Arch Street. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hesse Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Springfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Limes Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shorrock Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bank Bottom Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bank Bottom —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bank Bottom —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bank Bottom —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Springfield Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stansfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cobden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A666 —
Sep 2025Public order A666 Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springfield Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stansfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belgrave Square —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arch Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Arch Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Arch Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willow Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Arch Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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