Crime Rate in West Pennine, ward

West Pennine has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 17 wards in Blackburn with Darwen district and the 1632nd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 311th lowest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in West Pennine in the last 12 months was 40.2 per 1,000 residents and was 67.9% lower than the Blackburn with Darwen district average (125.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, West Pennine’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 109 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -51.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 122 (≈ 14.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the West Pennine ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Bank Fold Lane. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.