Postcode · Darwen
Crime in BB3 2PY
How much crime is recorded in BB3 2PY, 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
- 1,295 (2024)
BB3 2PYDarwen
How safe is BB3 2PY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB3 2PY area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 2PYNational
Violence and sexual offences11.423.6
Vehicle crime6.63.5
Anti-social behaviour6.210.7
Burglary5.39.1
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Other theft2.44.5
Public order1.64.6
Other crime1.51.5
Drugs0.82.4
Shoplifting0.28.4
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 41% 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.