Total Crime Rate

112.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 112.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 56.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.2 9/10
  • Public order 12.8 8/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Borough Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Darwen East , and the 150th highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Borough Road (BB3 2TA) in the last 12 months was 112.8 per 1,000 residents and was 36.1% lower than the Darwen East average (176.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 56.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Borough Road (BB3 2TA), the main crime hotspot is near Arch Street. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Borough Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Back Duckworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Arch Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour James Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Limes Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Belgrave Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bank Bottom —
Apr 2026Burglary Weavers Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bank Bottom Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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