Britannia & Lee Mill vs Darwen South

Britannia & Lee Mill has a safety score of 18/100 (High Crime) and recorded 829 crimes in the last 12 months. Darwen South has a safety score of 19/100 (High Crime) with 700 crimes. Darwen South scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Britannia & Lee Mill shows a year-on-year crime trend of -9.5% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Darwen South shows +16.1% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Britannia & Lee Mill, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (281 incidents). In Darwen South, it is Violent Crime (264 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Britannia & Lee Mill recorded 249 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Darwen South recorded 166. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Britannia & Lee Mill totalled 281 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 264 in Darwen South. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Britannia & Lee Mill recorded 916 crimes (now 829, a change of -9.5%). Darwen South recorded 603 crimes previously (now 700, +16.1%).

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. Britannia & Lee Mill has a resolution rate of 46.3% and Darwen South has 27.4%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Britannia & Lee Mill falls within the Lancashire Constabulary boundary. Darwen South 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 Britannia & Lee Mill and Darwen South. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.