Postcode · Darwen
Crime in BB3 0PL
How much crime is recorded in BB3 0PL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ewood & Fernhurst
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,296 (2024)
BB3 0PLDarwen
How safe is BB3 0PL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 29.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB3 0PL 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
29.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
72
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 0PLNational
Violence and sexual offences25.123.6
Anti-social behaviour21.710.7
Other theft7.94.5
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Burglary3.89.1
Public order3.34.6
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Drugs1.82.4
Shoplifting1.78.4
Other crime1.41.5
Robbery0.71.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.