Postcode · Darwen
Crime in BB3 3EL
How much crime is recorded in BB3 3EL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- East Darwen
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,718 (2024)
BB3 3ELDarwen
How safe is BB3 3EL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 54.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB3 3EL 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
54.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
94
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 3ELNational
Violence and sexual offences44.923.6
Anti-social behaviour21.210.7
Burglary8.09.1
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Public order4.94.6
Other theft4.54.5
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Possession of weapons2.60.9
Other crime1.51.5
Drugs1.42.4
Robbery0.51.4
Shoplifting0.58.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.