Postcode · Accrington
Crime in BB5 0FQ
How much crime is recorded in BB5 0FQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Accrington West
- Council
- Hyndburn
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,750 (2024)
BB5 0FQAccrington
How safe is BB5 0FQ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 83.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB5 0FQ area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
83.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
247
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 0FQNational
Anti-social behaviour76.110.7
Violence and sexual offences63.923.6
Shoplifting38.68.4
Burglary28.59.1
Public order14.64.6
Other theft11.54.5
Drugs9.22.4
Criminal damage and arson8.14.7
Vehicle crime7.03.5
Robbery3.71.4
Possession of weapons3.10.9
Other crime2.61.5
Theft from the person2.02.1
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.