Crime Rates at Schofield Street, Darwen, BB3 1NR

Schofield Street area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Darwen East , and the 120th highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Schofield Street (BB3 1NR) in the last 12 months was 138.6 per 1,000 residents and was 26.7% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 64.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 333.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Schofield Street (BB3 1NR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Falcon Avenue, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Preston Street (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.