Total Crime Rate

240.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

124.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 240.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 124.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.8 10/10
  • Public order 23.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wood Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Darwen East , and the 43rd 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 240.6 per 1,000 residents and was 36.3% higher than the Darwen East average (176.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 124.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Street (BB3 1LS), the main crime hotspot is near Arch Street. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Wood Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melrose Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour James Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Weavers Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Higher Lawrence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Back Duckworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bank Bottom —
Apr 2026Other theft Bank Bottom Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Britten Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Nicholas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Arch Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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