Crime Rate in Darwen East, ward

Darwen East has the 2nd highest crime rate of 17 wards in Blackburn with Darwen district and the 340th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 33rd highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Darwen East in the last 12 months was 189.0 per 1,000 residents and was 50.9% higher than the Blackburn with Darwen district average (125.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Darwen East’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 741 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 26.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 847 (≈ 81.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Darwen East ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Sandringham Road. Police recorded 133 crimes here, including 102 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.