Total Crime Rate

57.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 57.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.4 4/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Coniston Drive area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Darwen East , and the 150th lowest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Coniston Drive (BB3 3BJ) in the last 12 months was 57.8 per 1,000 residents and was 69.4% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coniston Drive (BB3 3BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Linden Crescent. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Coniston Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linden Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linden Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hawthorn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linden Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Linden Crescent —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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