Total Crime Rate

80.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 80.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 4/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Spring Meadows area has the 11th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Darwen South , and the 219th 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 Spring Meadows (BB3 3JS) in the last 12 months was 80.2 per 1,000 residents and was 17.2% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 25.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spring Meadows (BB3 3JS), the main crime hotspot is near Pole Lane. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Spring Meadows area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pole Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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