Postcode · Darwen
Crime in BB3 0SL
How much crime is recorded in BB3 0SL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ewood & Fernhurst
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,686 (2024)
BB3 0SLDarwen
How safe is BB3 0SL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 24.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB3 0SL area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
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 0SLNational
Violence and sexual offences18.623.6
Anti-social behaviour7.810.7
Burglary6.29.1
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Public order3.24.6
Other theft2.74.5
Shoplifting2.48.4
Drugs2.42.4
Other crime2.31.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 32% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.