Total Crime Rate
210.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ivinson Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Darwen East , and the 63rd highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ivinson Road (BB3 3AP) in the last 12 months was 210.5 per 1,000 residents and was 11.4% higher than the Darwen East average (189.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 42 (β 110.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ivinson Road (BB3 3AP), the main crime hotspot is near Anyon Street. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Darwen East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Ash Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Higher London Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Anyon Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Anyon Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Anyon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Two Gates Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Anyon Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Anyon Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ivinson Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ivinson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Anyon Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Anyon Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Anyon Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lilac Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lilac Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Higher Perry Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hazel Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Linden Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Linden Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Linden Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Moor Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moor Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hazel Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hazel Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Linden Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hawthorn Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Anyon Street | Under investigation |
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