Total Crime Rate

70.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 70.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.7 7/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Pole Lane area has the 14th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Darwen South , and the 181st lowest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pole Lane (BB3 3LD) in the last 12 months was 70.5 per 1,000 residents and was 3.0% higher than the Darwen South average (68.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 33.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 225.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pole Lane (BB3 3LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Green Field, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pole Lane (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pole Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Green Field Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbey Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pole Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Taylors Turn —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Field Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Green Field —
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Data Sources

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