Postcode · Accrington
Crime in BB5 0AX
How much crime is recorded in BB5 0AX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Accrington West
- Council
- Hyndburn
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,895 (2024)
BB5 0AXAccrington
How safe is BB5 0AX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 36.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB5 0AX area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
36.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
73
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 0AXNational
Violence and sexual offences32.623.6
Anti-social behaviour13.110.7
Criminal damage and arson7.54.7
Burglary7.49.1
Shoplifting4.98.4
Other theft4.24.5
Public order2.94.6
Drugs1.82.4
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Robbery1.11.4
Other crime1.01.5
Theft from the person0.92.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.