Postcode · Darwen
Crime in BB3 2BX
How much crime is recorded in BB3 2BX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- East Darwen
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,526 (2024)
BB3 2BXDarwen
How safe is BB3 2BX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB3 2BX 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
26.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
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 2BXNational
Violence and sexual offences21.023.6
Burglary9.99.1
Anti-social behaviour8.110.7
Criminal damage and arson6.14.7
Other theft4.44.5
Other crime3.21.5
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Public order2.44.6
Drugs1.02.4
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 44% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.