Postcode · Darwen
Crime in BB3 0HL
How much crime is recorded in BB3 0HL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Darwen Town
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,623 (2024)
BB3 0HLDarwen
How safe is BB3 0HL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 50.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB3 0HL area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
50.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
94
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 0HLNational
Violence and sexual offences40.923.6
Anti-social behaviour18.810.7
Burglary8.79.1
Criminal damage and arson6.54.7
Public order5.04.6
Vehicle crime4.93.5
Other crime4.41.5
Other theft4.34.5
Drugs2.62.4
Possession of weapons1.80.9
Shoplifting1.48.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Robbery0.21.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.