Postcode · Darwen
Crime in BB3 2HB
How much crime is recorded in BB3 2HB, 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
- 2,310 (2024)
BB3 2HBDarwen
How safe is BB3 2HB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 16.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB3 2HB area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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 2HBNational
Violence and sexual offences8.923.6
Vehicle crime6.13.5
Burglary5.39.1
Anti-social behaviour5.210.7
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Public order1.84.6
Other theft1.74.5
Other crime1.21.5
Shoplifting0.98.4
Robbery0.31.4
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 32% 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.