South Darwen & Whitehall
Middle areaSouth Blackburn with Darwen. 9,263 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 11 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in South Darwen & Whitehall live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in South Darwen & Whitehall
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in South Darwen & Whitehall at a rate of 59.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 109.0 per 1,000 people across Blackburn with Darwen.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 228 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 98 |
| Other crime | 82 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 54 |
| Vehicle crime | 53 |
| Burglary | 18 |
| Drug offences | 9 |
| Shoplifting | 9 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How South Darwen & Whitehall compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is South Darwen & Whitehall safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in South Darwen & Whitehall at a rate of 59.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 109.0 per 1,000 people across Blackburn with Darwen.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 47 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in South Darwen & Whitehall.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (228), anti-social behaviour (98) and other crime (82).
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 middle area, so they describe all of Blackburn with Darwen and not South Darwen & Whitehall alone. See Blackburn with Darwen
South Darwen & Whitehall in brief
The median price paid for a home in South Darwen & Whitehall was £197,500 in 2025.
South Darwen & Whitehall had 8,962 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in South Darwen & Whitehall live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In South Darwen & Whitehall, 83.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.