Total Crime Rate
132.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
72.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rose Street area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Darwen East , and the 121st highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Rose Street (BB3 3DN) in the last 12 months was 132.6 per 1,000 residents and was 24.9% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 72.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rose Street (BB3 3DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Anyon Street, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sudell Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Vernon Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Progress Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | London Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sudellside Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ellenshaw Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elswick Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gifford Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Higher London Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Higher London Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Norfolk Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Higher London Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Anyon Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Higher London Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Astbury Chase | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sarah Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sudell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Two Gates Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Rose Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kay Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Atlas Road | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Perry Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ellison Fold Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Two Gates Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edmund Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Atlas Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Atlas Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kay Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Atlas Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Atlas Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sudell Road | — |
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