Postcode · Accrington
Crime in BB5 0FJ
How much crime is recorded in BB5 0FJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Accrington West
- Council
- Hyndburn
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,338 (2024)
BB5 0FJAccrington
How safe is BB5 0FJ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 63.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB5 0FJ area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
63.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
110
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 0FJNational
Violence and sexual offences46.923.6
Anti-social behaviour18.310.7
Burglary15.19.1
Vehicle crime10.43.5
Criminal damage and arson9.74.7
Other theft6.04.5
Public order4.44.6
Other crime3.71.5
Drugs3.02.4
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Theft from the person0.72.1
Robbery0.31.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Shoplifting0.38.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.