Postcode · Darwen
Crime in BB3 2LZ
How much crime is recorded in BB3 2LZ, 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
- 1,478 (2024)
BB3 2LZDarwen
How safe is BB3 2LZ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 27.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB3 2LZ 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
27.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
60
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 2LZNational
Violence and sexual offences25.323.6
Anti-social behaviour11.210.7
Criminal damage and arson7.24.7
Other theft5.54.5
Other crime3.31.5
Public order2.04.6
Burglary1.99.1
Shoplifting1.98.4
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Drugs1.12.4
Robbery0.51.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% 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.