Postcode · Darwen
Crime in BB3 3DF
How much crime is recorded in BB3 3DF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- East Darwen
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,593 (2024)
BB3 3DFDarwen
How safe is BB3 3DF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 45.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB3 3DF 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
45.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
90
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 3DFNational
Violence and sexual offences35.223.6
Anti-social behaviour20.810.7
Burglary13.89.1
Criminal damage and arson9.34.7
Drugs4.42.4
Other theft3.84.5
Public order3.54.6
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Other crime3.11.5
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Robbery0.21.4
Shoplifting0.28.4
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.