Total Crime Rate

125.8 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 125.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.5 10/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Perry Street area has the 29th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Darwen East , and the 139th 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 Perry Street (BB3 3DG) in the last 12 months was 125.8 per 1,000 residents and was 33.4% lower than the Darwen East average (189.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (β‰ˆ 40.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Perry Street (BB3 3DG), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Perry Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour London Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Olive Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Street East Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St James' Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Industry Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Industry Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Labore Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Joseph Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Joseph Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Labore Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Labore Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ellerbeck Close β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Olive Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Higher London Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Green Street East β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Higher Perry Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Perry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Perry Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hazel Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Atlas Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Atlas Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hazel Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hazel Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sandon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sandon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson London Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour London Terrace β€”

Data Sources

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