Total Crime Rate

109.3 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 109.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.9 9/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Punstock Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Darwen East , and the 172nd highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Punstock Road (BB3 2SY) in the last 12 months was 109.3 per 1,000 residents and was 42.2% 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Punstock Road (BB3 2SY), 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 Punstock Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arch Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Arch Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Cobden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bank Bottom —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bank Bottom —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bank Bottom —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bank Bottom Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order A666 Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A666 —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Limes Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stansfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Arch Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Arch Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stansfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hope Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willow Street —
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Data Sources

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