Crime Rate in Blackburn South & Lower Darwen, ward

Blackburn South & Lower Darwen has the 9th lowest crime rate of 17 wards in Blackburn with Darwen district and the 2632nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 226th highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Blackburn South & Lower Darwen in the last 12 months was 81.5 per 1,000 residents and was 34.9% lower than the Blackburn with Darwen district average (125.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Blackburn South & Lower Darwen’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 266 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 319 (≈ 34.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Blackburn South & Lower Darwen ward, the main local crime hotspot is near M65. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.