Total Crime Rate

124.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 124.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.2 9/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Bank Fold area has the highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Darwen West , and the 142nd 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 Bank Fold (BB3 3QG) in the last 12 months was 124.1 per 1,000 residents and was 45.6% higher than the Darwen West average (85.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 57.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bank Fold (BB3 3QG), the main crime hotspot is near Bank Fold Lane. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bank Fold area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bank Fold Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bank Fold Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bank Fold Lane —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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