Crime Rates at Higher Church Street, Darwen, BB3 3HU

Higher Church Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Darwen East , and the 96th 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 Higher Church Street (BB3 3HU) in the last 12 months was 156.5 per 1,000 residents and was 11.3% lower 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 81.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Higher Church Street (BB3 3HU), the main crime hotspot is near Church Bank Street. Police recorded 89 crimes here, including 55 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.