Postcode · Darwen
Crime in BB3 0FJ
How much crime is recorded in BB3 0FJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- North Darwen
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,375 (2024)
BB3 0FJDarwen
How safe is BB3 0FJ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 31.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB3 0FJ area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
31.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
73
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 0FJNational
Violence and sexual offences26.323.6
Anti-social behaviour22.410.7
Burglary14.59.1
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Public order4.24.6
Shoplifting3.48.4
Other crime2.41.5
Other theft1.74.5
Drugs1.42.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Robbery0.71.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.