Total Crime Rate

90.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 90.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 51.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Greenacres area has the highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Darwen West , and the 186th 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 Greenacres (BL7 0QG) in the last 12 months was 90.3 per 1,000 residents and was 13.1% higher than the Darwen West average (79.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 51.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greenacres (BL7 0QG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ainsdale Avenue, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Edgeworth Vale (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Greenacres area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Edgeworth Vale Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bolton Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Bolton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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