Total Crime Rate

118.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 118.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 49.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.2 9/10
  • Other crime 9.9 9/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Goose House Lane 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 Goose House Lane (BB3 0EH) 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 Goose House Lane (BB3 0EH), 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 Goose House Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lightbown Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quakerfields Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Quakerfields Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knowle Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Moor Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Quaker Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moor Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quakerfields Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exchange Street —
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Data Sources

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