Total Crime Rate

219.6 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 219.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 78.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.4 10/10
  • Other theft 15.7 9/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Burglary 7.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Drugs 3.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Lark Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Darwen South , and the 58th 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 Lark Street (BB3 2LT) in the last 12 months was 219.6 per 1,000 residents and was 220.8% higher than the Darwen South average (68.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 70.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lark Street (BB3 2LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Alfred Street, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blackpool Street (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lark Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Balmoral Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blackpool Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Devon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Devon Street Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Blackpool Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blackpool Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queen'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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