Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Blackburn South & Lower Darwen
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 6.43 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 6.43 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Blackburn South & Lower Darwen
Crime trends · Blackburn South & Lower Darwen
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
11
YoY +22%
ASB
2
YoY -50%
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY -100%
Burglary
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
0
YoY -100%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · violent crime rising
22
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Blackburn South & Lower Darwen
Ethnicity
Total residents: 8,843
White Brit.91.6%
Other White2.2%
Pakistani1.7%
Indian1.2%
+ other · 3.3%
Religion
Total residents: 8,831
Christian61.0%
No religion30.4%
Not answered4.8%
Muslim2.8%
+ other · 1.0%
Age groups
Total residents: 8,825
50–6422.4%
35–4921.8%
25–3412.3%
10–159.4%
65–747.3%
+ 5 other age groups · 26.8%
Households
Total households: 3,445
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.5%
Other14.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.3%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children8.0%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.0%
+ 8 other households · 37.7%
Postcode Districts in Blackburn South & Lower Darwen
