Crap Towns / Darwen / Crime

How much crime is there in Darwen?

The police recorded 87.8 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Darwen from September 2023 to August 2026, 15% higher than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 46.2. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 86.5, down from 87.8 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	87.8	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	89.3	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	86.5	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	46.2	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	8.6	7.0
Vehicle crime	7.1	3.8
Other theft	5.6	5.4
Public order	5.0	6.6
Shoplifting	4.3	7.1
Burglary	3.6	3.1
Other crime	2.9	2.0
Drugs	2.4	2.4
Possession of weapons	1.3	0.8
Robbery	0.5	0.6
Theft from the person	0.3	0.4
Bicycle theft	0.2	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Accrington	9.1 km	121
Church	8.2 km	117
Oswaldtwistle	6.6 km	93.3
Chorley	12.1 km	91.0
Blackburn	5.6 km	90.3
Darwen	–	87.8
Ramsbottom	11.6 km	87.7
Clayton-le-Moors	10.4 km	85.7
Rishton	8.5 km	78.7
Great Harwood	10.7 km	75.6
Haslingden	9.3 km	57.5
The typical town	–	76.2