Total Crime Rate

1261.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1261.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 373.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 365.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 333.3 10/10
  • Public order 55.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.7 10/10
  • Other theft 31.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 23.8 10/10
  • Drugs 15.9 9/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Robbery 7.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

School Street area has the highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Darwen East , and the 4th 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 School Street (BB3 1BE) in the last 12 months was 1261.9 per 1,000 residents and was 567.7% higher than the Darwen East average (189.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 420.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around School Street (BB3 1BE), the main crime hotspot is near Church Bank Street. Police recorded 103 crimes here, including 59 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in School Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bank Bottom Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Street East Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knott Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bank Bottom —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bank Bottom —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bank Bottom —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stansfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stansfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Joseph Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Joseph Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Green Street East —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Street East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springfield Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belgrave Square —
Sep 2025Public order Arch Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Arch Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arch Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A666 —
Sep 2025Public order A666 Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Bank Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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