Postcode · Darwen
Crime in BB3 3FW
How much crime is recorded in BB3 3FW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- South Darwen & Whitehall
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,665 (2024)
BB3 3FWDarwen
How safe is BB3 3FW
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB3 3FW area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 3FWNational
Violence and sexual offences20.123.6
Vehicle crime3.93.5
Anti-social behaviour3.410.7
Burglary3.19.1
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Other crime1.61.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Drugs1.02.4
Public order0.54.6
Other theft0.54.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.