Postcode · Darwen
Crime in BB3 0SQ
How much crime is recorded in BB3 0SQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- North Darwen
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,558 (2024)
BB3 0SQDarwen
How safe is BB3 0SQ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB3 0SQ area, below 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
26.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
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 0SQNational
Violence and sexual offences21.723.6
Anti-social behaviour14.810.7
Other theft5.64.5
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Other crime2.01.5
Burglary1.99.1
Public order1.04.6
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 46% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.