Postcode · Darwen
Crime in BB3 0EQ
How much crime is recorded in BB3 0EQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- North Darwen
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,227 (2024)
BB3 0EQDarwen
How safe is BB3 0EQ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 58.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB3 0EQ area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
58.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
96
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
BB3 0EQNational
Violence and sexual offences44.923.6
Anti-social behaviour17.010.7
Burglary12.49.1
Other theft7.74.5
Criminal damage and arson6.64.7
Vehicle crime6.63.5
Public order2.04.6
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Other crime1.91.5
Shoplifting1.48.4
Drugs0.82.4
Robbery0.81.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 41% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.