Crime Rate in Darwen South, ward

Darwen South has the 6th lowest crime rate of 17 wards in Blackburn with Darwen district and the 3490th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 291st highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Darwen South in the last 12 months was 68.5 per 1,000 residents and was 45.4% lower than the Blackburn with Darwen district average (125.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Darwen South’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 233 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 260 (≈ 27.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Darwen South ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Sudell Road. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.