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Blackburn with Darwen 008A

Neighbourhood

North Blackburn with Darwen. 1,903 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.5 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Most deprived 10%Least

In the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Blackburn with Darwen 008A is in decile 2.

Deprivation score
44.8
Joint 3,396th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Population
1,816
Joint 9,398th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
6.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Blackburn with Darwen 008A compares

Each dot is a neighbourhood. The black line marks the middle one.

Blackburn with Darwen 008AMiddle
Deprivation scoreEngland only91 neighbourhoods, Blackburn with Darwen · 2025
Deprivation score: every neighbourhood in Blackburn with Darwen91 areas from 4.7 to 79.8. The middle area is 39.5. Blackburn with Darwen 008A is 44.8.
44.835th most deprived
Population91 neighbourhoods, Blackburn with Darwen · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Blackburn with Darwen91 areas from 1,074 to 2,936. The middle area is 1,653. Blackburn with Darwen 008A is 1,816.
1,81629th most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage91 neighbourhoods, Blackburn with Darwen · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every neighbourhood in Blackburn with Darwen91 areas from 4.5% to 100.0%. The middle area is 97.9%. Blackburn with Darwen 008A is 96.6%.
96.6%joint 40th lowest
Claimant rate91 neighbourhoods, Blackburn with Darwen · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every neighbourhood in Blackburn with Darwen91 areas from 0.5% to 15.9%. The middle area is 5.8%. Blackburn with Darwen 008A is 6.4%.
6.4%joint 33rd highest

Is Blackburn with Darwen 008A safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Blackburn with Darwen 008A at a rate of 98.3 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 146.7 per 1,000 people across Shadsworth & Intack.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 19 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Blackburn with Darwen 008A.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (54), anti-social behaviour (49) and other crime (40).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Blackburn with Darwen

These figures are published for the whole of Blackburn with Darwen, not for each neighbourhood, so they describe all of Blackburn with Darwen and not Blackburn with Darwen 008A alone. See Blackburn with Darwen

Average house price
£160,727
Down 0.2% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£33,076
20th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.9×
Joint 39th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
163,801
Up 1.4% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Blackburn with Darwen 008A in brief

Blackburn with Darwen 008A has a deprivation score of 44.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Blackburn with Darwen 008A had 1,816 usual residents at the census.

In Blackburn with Darwen 008A, 96.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Blackburn with Darwen 008A, 6.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.