Total Crime Rate
118.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
49.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lightbown Street area has the 28th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Darwen East , and the 141st highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lightbown Street (BB3 0DY) in the last 12 months was 118.8 per 1,000 residents and was 32.7% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -23.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 49.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lightbown Street (BB3 0DY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bond Street, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Allerton Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Powell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Quakerfields | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Powell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Powell Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Quakerfields | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Quaker Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Exchange Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lightbown Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Garstang Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Garstang Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge View Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge View Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Bridge View Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Quakerfields | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Powell Street | Under investigation |
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