This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.65 (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 3.65 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Darwen West
Crime trends · Darwen West
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
27
YoY stable
ASB
10
YoY -58%
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY -50%
Burglary
9
YoY +200%
Criminal damage
7
YoY +17%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising
72
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Darwen West
Ethnicity
Total residents: 9,290
White Brit.91.4%
Pakistani2.2%
Other White1.8%
+ other · 4.6%
Religion
Total residents: 9,292
Christian54.5%
No religion36.2%
Not answered5.2%
Muslim3.1%
+ other · 0.9%
Age groups
Total residents: 9,288
50–6421.5%
35–4919.1%
25–3412.9%
65–7410.9%
10–157.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.5%
Households
Total households: 4,138
Other21.4%
Any member 66+13.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.2%
