Postcode · Darwen
Crime in BB3 2SS
How much crime is recorded in BB3 2SS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Darwen Town
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,583 (2024)
BB3 2SSDarwen
How safe is BB3 2SS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 44.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB3 2SS area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
44.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
69
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 2SSNational
Violence and sexual offences34.823.6
Anti-social behaviour10.610.7
Burglary10.09.1
Vehicle crime6.43.5
Public order4.24.6
Other theft3.64.5
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Other crime1.21.5
Drugs0.62.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.12.1
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% 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.