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Earcroft

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Explore BB3 postcode district

Use district-wide reports for broader context. Property evidence on this page uses Price Paid transactions published for Earcroft within BB3; school and recorded-crime evidence use the place reference location.

Schools

Open schools nearby
81
Nearby establishment records
130
Primary nearby
52
Secondary nearby
11

All establishment records

1-20 of 130 · Within 3.1 miles

  • Darwen Vale High School

    Community school

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    Phase and ages
    Secondary, ages 11-16
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 30 November 2014
    Location
    BB3 0AL, 238 m away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 4-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 April 2024
    Location
    BB3 0AA, 693 m away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    School remains Good
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 70% expected standard

  • St Edward's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn

    Voluntary aided school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 4-11
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 March 2024
    Location
    BB3 0AA, 693 m away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 4-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 September 2004
    Location
    BB2 4JJ, 898 m away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not judged
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 85% expected standard
  • Phase and ages
    Not applicable, ages 8-16
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 September 2014
    Location
    BB2 4NW, 969 m away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Good
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: suppressed · KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 13.0
  • The Heights Blackburn

    Free schools alternative provision

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    Phase and ages
    Not applicable, ages 5-16
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 2 September 2013
    Location
    BB2 4NW, 1.1 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Standards maintained
    DfE performance
    Not published

  • Fernhurst Secondary SEBD School

    Community special school

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    Phase and ages
    Not applicable, ages 11-16
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Opened 1 September 2003 · Closed 31 August 2012
    Location
    BB2 4NW, 1.1 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 4-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    -
    Location
    BB3 0RB, 1.1 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Good
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 41% expected standard
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 4-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    -
    Location
    BB2 3UG, 1.1 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    School remains Good
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 79% expected standard
  • Phase and ages
    Secondary, ages 11-16
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 December 2014
    Location
    BB3 0AL, 1.1 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Good
    DfE performance
    KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 43.1

  • Bank Hey School

    Community special school

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    Phase and ages
    Not applicable, ages 11-16
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 August 2003
    Location
    BB2 4NW, 1.1 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

  • St Bartholomew's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 4-11
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 August 2004
    Location
    BB2 4JQ, 1.2 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 4-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    -
    Location
    BB3 0HY, 1.2 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Requires improvement
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 38% expected standard
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 4-7
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    -
    Location
    BB2 3NF, 1.3 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Good
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Nursery, ages 2-5
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    -
    Location
    BB2 3NF, 1.4 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    School remains Good
    DfE performance
    Not published

  • St Andrew's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 5-11
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 August 2004
    Location
    BB2 4NU, 1.5 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

  • Higher Croft Community Primary School

    Community school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 3-11
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 December 2005
    Location
    BB2 3UY, 1.6 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Not applicable, ages 5-18
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 October 2019
    Location
    BB3 1HZ, 1.6 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Good
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: suppressed · KS4 2024/25: suppressed

  • The Sunnyhurst Centre

    Pupil referral unit

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    Phase and ages
    Not applicable, ages 5-11
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Opened 1 September 2003 · Closed 31 August 2015
    Location
    BB3 1HZ, 1.6 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

  • Tullyallan Special School

    Community special school

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    Phase and ages
    Not applicable, ages 5-16
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 August 2003
    Location
    BB3 1HZ, 1.6 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

Recorded crime

Latest published month
June 2026
Records in latest month
152
Records within 1 mile
1,852
Months covered
12

Month-by-month history

Every available month within 1 mile of Earcroft

Monthly records trend

Published monthly records within 1 mile of Earcroft.

Monthly records trend data
PeriodRecorded crime events
July 2025173
August 2025187
September 2025152
October 2025149
November 2025155
December 2025136
January 2026146
February 2026146
March 2026149
April 2026148
May 2026159
June 2026152
Monthly recorded crime history
Published monthRecordsLargest category that monthCategory records
June 2026152Violence and sexual offences65
May 2026159Violence and sexual offences78
April 2026148Violence and sexual offences74
March 2026149Violence and sexual offences59
February 2026146Violence and sexual offences58
January 2026146Violence and sexual offences79
December 2025136Violence and sexual offences51
November 2025155Violence and sexual offences71
October 2025149Violence and sexual offences60
September 2025152Violence and sexual offences58
August 2025187Violence and sexual offences72
July 2025173Violence and sexual offences65

Every published record

1-25 of 1,852

  • Theft from the person

    June 2026

    On or near Chanters Way

    Blackburn with Darwen 018A

    Outcome

    Investigation complete; no suspect identified

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Avondale Mews

    Blackburn with Darwen 016B

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Vehicle crime

    June 2026

    On or near Davenham Road

    Blackburn with Darwen 014E

    Outcome

    Investigation complete; no suspect identified

  • Public order

    June 2026

    On or near Argyle Street

    Blackburn with Darwen 014D

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Duddon Avenue

    Blackburn with Darwen 014C

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Leven Grove

    Blackburn with Darwen 014C

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Leven Grove

    Blackburn with Darwen 014C

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Ribble Avenue

    Blackburn with Darwen 014C

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Douglas Grove

    Blackburn with Darwen 014C

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Leven Grove

    Blackburn with Darwen 014C

    Outcome

    Investigation complete; no suspect identified

  • Vehicle crime

    June 2026

    On or near Leven Grove

    Blackburn with Darwen 014C

    Outcome

    Investigation complete; no suspect identified

  • Criminal damage and arson

    June 2026

    On or near St Bedes Park

    Blackburn with Darwen 014C

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Anti-social behaviour

    June 2026

    On or near Mersey Avenue

    Blackburn with Darwen 014C

    Outcome

    Outcome not supplied

  • Anti-social behaviour

    June 2026

    On or near Moss Fold Road

    Blackburn with Darwen 014C

    Outcome

    Outcome not supplied

  • Other crime

    June 2026

    On or near Anchor Avenue

    Blackburn with Darwen 014B

    Outcome

    Investigation complete; no suspect identified

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Colville Road

    Blackburn with Darwen 014B

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Lynwood Avenue

    Blackburn with Darwen 014B

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near View Road

    Blackburn with Darwen 014B

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Blackburn Road

    Blackburn with Darwen 014B

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Shoplifting

    June 2026

    On or near View Road

    Blackburn with Darwen 014B

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Public order

    June 2026

    On or near Blackburn Road

    Blackburn with Darwen 014B

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Possession of weapons

    June 2026

    On or near Blackburn Road

    Blackburn with Darwen 014B

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Possession of weapons

    June 2026

    On or near Blackburn Road

    Blackburn with Darwen 014B

    Outcome

    Awaiting court outcome

  • Other theft

    June 2026

    On or near Mostyn Street

    Blackburn with Darwen 014B

    Outcome

    Investigation complete; no suspect identified

  • Drugs

    June 2026

    On or near Blackburn Road

    Blackburn with Darwen 014B

    Outcome

    Local resolution

Place details

Place type
Suburban Area
Postcode district
BB3
Country
England

Reference location

Latitude and longitude
53.71698, -2.48613
Wider geography
North West

Administrative areas

Unitary Authority
Blackburn with Darwen
E06000008

Nearby places and postcodes

Nearby places
Nearby postcodes

Evidence in context

Property sales use Price Paid transactions whose published town/city is Earcroft and whose postcode is in BB3. School and recorded-crime evidence use this place's reference location.

Schools

81 open schools are in scope, including 52 primary and 11 secondary schools. St Edward's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is the nearest published school at 693 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

1,852 published events cover 12 months, averaging 154.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 790 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.