Postcode · Darwen
Crime in BB3 0QS
How much crime is recorded in BB3 0QS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Queen's Park & Higher Croft
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,046 (2024)
BB3 0QSDarwen
How safe is BB3 0QS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 66.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB3 0QS area, more than double 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
66.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
118
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 0QSNational
Violence and sexual offences57.623.6
Anti-social behaviour20.310.7
Criminal damage and arson15.84.7
Burglary8.79.1
Public order6.84.6
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Other crime4.41.5
Drugs2.22.4
Other theft1.94.5
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 24% 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.