Total Crime Rate

135.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 135.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.1 9/10
  • Other crime 9.0 9/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Darwin Street area has the 26th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bank Hall , and the 101st highest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Darwin Street (BB10 1HX) in the last 12 months was 135.1 per 1,000 residents and was 42.5% lower than the Bank Hall average (235.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 66.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Darwin Street (BB10 1HX), the main crime hotspot is near Barden Lane. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Darwin Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barden Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Shap Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ada Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keswick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pratt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pratt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haslam Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shap Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Shap Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Murray Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shap Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Darwin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windermere Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Board Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Francis Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Evelyn Street —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Barden Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Stanthorpe Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Darwin Street Offender given a caution

Data Sources

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