Crime Rates at Quaker Lane, Darwen, BB3 0ES

Quaker Lane area has the 13th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Darwen East , and the 71st 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 Quaker Lane (BB3 0ES) in the last 12 months was 198.0 per 1,000 residents and was 4.7% higher than the Darwen East average (189.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 64.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Quaker Lane (BB3 0ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Garstang Street, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cornfield Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.