Crime Rate in Darwen West, ward

Darwen West has the 8th highest crime rate of 17 wards in Blackburn with Darwen district and the 2424th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 206th highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Darwen West in the last 12 months was 85.2 per 1,000 residents and was 32.0% lower than the Blackburn with Darwen district average (125.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Darwen West’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 265 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -51.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 314 (≈ 34.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Darwen West ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Blackburn Road. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.