Crime in BB3 2AJ
How much crime is recorded in BB3 2AJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Darwen Town
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,699 (2024)
- Status
- No longer in use
BB3 2AJDarwen
How safe is BB3 2AJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 70.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB3 2AJ area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.