Postcode · Darwen
Crime in BB3 1JX
How much crime is recorded in BB3 1JX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- North Darwen
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,462 (2024)
BB3 1JXDarwen
How safe is BB3 1JX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB3 1JX area, well 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
20.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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 1JXNational
Violence and sexual offences14.323.6
Criminal damage and arson6.94.7
Anti-social behaviour5.210.7
Burglary5.09.1
Vehicle crime4.33.5
Other theft2.24.5
Public order1.34.6
Other crime0.31.5
Drugs0.22.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% 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.