Total Crime Rate

59.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 59.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.4 2/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 1.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Lower Fold area has the 4th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Darwen West , and the 154th 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 Lower Fold (BL8 4JT) in the last 12 months was 59.5 per 1,000 residents and was 30.2% lower than the Darwen West average (85.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 18.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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Crime Over Time in Lower Fold area

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Data Sources

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