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Postcode sector · Darwen

Crime in BB3 3

How much crime is recorded in BB3 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Blackburn with Darwen
Region
North West
Population
19,272 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BB3 3

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 36.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in BB3 3, 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
36.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
71
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

BB3 3National
Violence and sexual offences29.323.6
Anti-social behaviour14.210.7
Burglary8.09.1
Criminal damage and arson5.54.7
Vehicle crime3.93.5
Public order3.64.6
Shoplifting3.48.4
Other theft3.24.5
Drugs2.52.4
Other crime2.11.5
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 8% 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.

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