Total Crime Rate

58.3 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 58.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.5 6/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • 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
  • 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

Moor Close area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Darwen South , and the 151st lowest 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 Moor Close (BB3 3LG) in the last 12 months was 58.3 per 1,000 residents and was 14.8% lower than the Darwen South average (68.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 17.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moor Close (BB3 3LG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stork Street, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pole Lane (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Moor Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pole Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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