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Darwen West

EnglandNorth WestBlackburn with DarwenDarwen West
WARD
Avg IMD
High deprivation
Population
9,288
Households
4,138
Crimes · Apr '26
72 · 7.8 per 1k
4,138
Households
White Brit. · 91%
Ethnicity
Christian · 55%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
72 · 7.8 per 1k
Crimes · Apr '26
£151,667
Median property price
257
Postcodes
4,138
Households
White Brit. · 91%
Ethnicity
Christian · 55%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
72 · 7.8 per 1k
Crimes · Apr '26
£151,667
Median property price
257
Postcodes

Overview of Darwen West

Coordinates53.6999, -2.4816
Postcodes
257
Population (Census)
9,288
Households (Census)
4,138
Recorded crime · Apr '26
72 · 7.8 per 1k

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Darwen West

Area IMD profile
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).

Sold prices in Darwen West

Property sales · Darwen West
HM Land Registry · Darwen West
Average price
£177,870
YoY: +8.2%
Median price: £135,874
View district BB3
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Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 8 sales · avg £179,674
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£214k£168k£121k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26

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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Darwen West

Crime trends · Darwen West
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearMay '24 – Apr '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
533721
May '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25Apr '26
33
YoY stable
ASB
40212
May '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25Apr '26
10
YoY -52%
Vehicle Crime
18101
May '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25Apr '26
1
YoY -86%
Burglary
950
May '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25Apr '26
6
YoY +50%
Criminal damage
1272
May '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25Apr '26
9
YoY +29%

2 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising

72
incidents · Apr '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%
All members 66+8.1%
+ 7 other households · 36.4%

Postcode Districts in Darwen West

BB3
256 postcodes
PR6
1 postcodes