Postcode · Darwen
Crime in BB3 1QD
How much crime is recorded in BB3 1QD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Darwen Town
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,528 (2024)
BB3 1QDDarwen
How safe is BB3 1QD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 30.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB3 1QD 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
30.5
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 1QDNational
Violence and sexual offences22.423.6
Anti-social behaviour7.310.7
Vehicle crime5.63.5
Burglary4.39.1
Shoplifting2.48.4
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Public order2.34.6
Other theft1.74.5
Other crime1.61.5
Drugs1.42.4
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 31% 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.