Total Crime Rate

237.7 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 237.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 98.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.9 10/10
  • Public order 23.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 17.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Wood Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Darwen East , and the 48th highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wood Street (BB3 1LS) in the last 12 months was 237.7 per 1,000 residents and was 25.8% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 127.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Street (BB3 1LS), the main crime hotspot is near Arch Street. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wood Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bank Bottom Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Britten Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bank Bottom —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bank Bottom —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bank Bottom —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Arch Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Public order Arch Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A666 —
Sep 2025Public order A666 Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Britten Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willow Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hope Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Arch Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arch Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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