Total Crime Rate

79.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 79.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 23.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.8 10/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Knowle Lane area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Darwen East , and the 213th highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Knowle Lane (BB3 0EG) in the last 12 months was 79.9 per 1,000 residents and was 54.7% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knowle Lane (BB3 0EG), 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.

Crime Over Time in Knowle Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exchange Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quakerfields Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knowle Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garstang Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garstang Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Quaker Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moor Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Quakerfields Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quakerfields Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Moor Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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