Total Crime Rate

89.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 89.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 32.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Other crime 9.4 9/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Marsh House Lane area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Darwen East , and the 189th 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 Marsh House Lane (BB3 3SA) in the last 12 months was 89.0 per 1,000 residents and was 49.6% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 32.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marsh House Lane (BB3 3SA), the main crime hotspot is near Ellison Fold Way. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Marsh House Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St John'S Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elswick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tower View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cambridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellison Fold Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ellison Fold Terrace Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norfolk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Progress Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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