Crime Rates at Franklin Street, Darwen, BB3 3HQ

Franklin Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Darwen East , and the 6th 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 Franklin Street (BB3 3HQ) in the last 12 months was 1048.4 per 1,000 residents and was 454.8% 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 118 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 133 (≈ 536.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Franklin Street (BB3 3HQ), 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.