Postcode district · Darwen
Crime in BB3
How much crime is recorded in BB3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 47,465 (2024)
BB3Postcode district · Darwen
How safe is BB3
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 33.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in BB3, broadly in line with 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
33.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
64
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).
BB3National
Violence and sexual offences26.323.6
Anti-social behaviour12.710.7
Burglary7.49.1
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Vehicle crime3.93.5
Other theft3.34.5
Public order3.14.6
Shoplifting3.08.4
Other crime2.11.5
Drugs1.82.4
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.