Postcode · Darwen
Crime in BB3 3BG
How much crime is recorded in BB3 3BG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- East Darwen
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,717 (2024)
BB3 3BGDarwen
How safe is BB3 3BG
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 51.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB3 3BG 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
51.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
84
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 3BGNational
Violence and sexual offences40.323.6
Anti-social behaviour15.410.7
Burglary8.29.1
Criminal damage and arson8.04.7
Vehicle crime6.83.5
Other theft2.94.5
Drugs2.32.4
Public order2.24.6
Other crime1.81.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.