Postcode · Accrington
Crime in BB5 0AR
How much crime is recorded in BB5 0AR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Accrington West
- Council
- Hyndburn
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,279 (2024)
BB5 0ARAccrington
How safe is BB5 0AR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 51.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB5 0AR area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
51.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
129
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
BB5 0ARNational
Violence and sexual offences41.823.6
Shoplifting32.88.4
Anti-social behaviour17.710.7
Burglary10.19.1
Criminal damage and arson8.14.7
Other theft7.44.5
Public order7.24.6
Vehicle crime6.33.5
Other crime2.01.5
Drugs1.42.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 34% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.