Postcode · Darwen
Crime in BB3 2BY
How much crime is recorded in BB3 2BY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- South Darwen & Whitehall
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,384 (2024)
BB3 2BYDarwen
How safe is BB3 2BY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 39.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB3 2BY area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
39.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
74
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 2BYNational
Violence and sexual offences34.023.6
Anti-social behaviour14.210.7
Criminal damage and arson8.44.7
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Public order3.94.6
Other theft3.44.5
Other crime2.81.5
Burglary2.59.1
Drugs1.32.4
Shoplifting0.68.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 15% 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.