Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Blackburn with Darwen
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.64 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 3.64 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Blackburn with Darwen
Crime trends · Blackburn with Darwen
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
509
YoY stable
ASB
178
YoY -56%
Vehicle Crime
55
YoY -25%
Burglary
47
YoY +24%
Criminal damage
118
YoY stable
⚑ Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Drugs
41
YoY +46%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · drugs up sharply · burglary rising
1,240
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Blackburn with Darwen
Ethnicity
Total residents: 154,761
White Brit.56.9%
Pakistani17.8%
Indian15.8%
Other White3.0%
+ other · 6.6%
Religion
Total residents: 154,744
Christian38.0%
Muslim35.0%
No religion21.1%
Not answered5.0%
+ other · 0.9%
Age groups
Total residents: 154,643
35–4919.8%
50–6417.9%
25–3413.4%
10–159.1%
65–748.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.6%
Households
Total households: 58,727
Other18.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.9%
Any member 66+11.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.9%
