Crime Rates at Higher Croft Road, Lower Darwen, Darwen, BB3 0QT

Higher Croft Road area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Audley & Queen's Park , and the 209th highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Higher Croft Road (BB3 0QT) in the last 12 months was 85.3 per 1,000 residents and was 36.7% lower than the Audley & Queen's Park average (134.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Higher Croft Road (BB3 0QT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Levens Close, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Holmbrook Close (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.