Blackburn South & Lower Darwen vs Castle

Blackburn South & Lower Darwen has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) and recorded 2,708 crimes in the last 12 months. Castle has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) with 2,443 crimes. Blackburn South & Lower Darwen scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Blackburn South & Lower Darwen shows a year-on-year crime trend of -5.6% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Castle shows +1.2% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Blackburn South & Lower Darwen, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,017 incidents). In Castle, it is Violent Crime (714 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Blackburn South & Lower Darwen recorded 699 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Castle recorded 644. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Blackburn South & Lower Darwen totalled 1,017 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 714 in Castle. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Blackburn South & Lower Darwen recorded 2,869 crimes (now 2,708, a change of -5.6%). Castle recorded 2,413 crimes previously (now 2,443, +1.2%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Blackburn South & Lower Darwen has a resolution rate of 18.6% and Castle has 23.5%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Blackburn South & Lower Darwen falls within the Lancashire Constabulary boundary. Castle is covered by Lancashire Constabulary. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Blackburn South & Lower Darwen and Castle. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.