Crime Rates at Lomax Street, Darwen, BB3 0DR

Lomax Street area has the 25th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Darwen East , and the 128th highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lomax Street (BB3 0DR) in the last 12 months was 128.6 per 1,000 residents and was 27.2% lower than the Darwen East average (176.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 62.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lomax Street (BB3 0DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cornfield Street (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.