Total Crime Rate

378.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 378.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 126.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 90.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 45.5 10/10
  • Public order 30.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.2 10/10
  • Drugs 10.1 8/10
  • Other crime 10.1 9/10
  • Other theft 10.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.1 10/10
  • Robbery 10.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 10.1 5/10
  • Burglary 5.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Laneshaw Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Darwen East , and the 21st highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Laneshaw Close (BB3 0HN) in the last 12 months was 378.8 per 1,000 residents and was 100.4% higher than the Darwen East average (189.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 176.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 84.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Laneshaw Close (BB3 0HN), the main crime hotspot is near Blackburn Road. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Laneshaw Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mostyn Street —
Sep 2025Other crime Mersey Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mersey Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Monton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haldane Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ribble Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duddon Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oakwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mersey Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hodder Grove —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Blackburn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wyre Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wyre Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackburn Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackburn Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warwick Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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