Total Crime Rate

6.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 6.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Hesketh Close area has the lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Darwen South , and the lowest 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 Hesketh Close (BB3 2UR) in the last 12 months was 6.6 per 1,000 residents and was 89.5% lower than the Darwen South average (62.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

In the area around Hesketh Close (BB3 2UR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hampden Avenue, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bentley Street (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Hesketh Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Elliott Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitehall Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Whitehall Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Vale Garden Village Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hampden Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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