Postcode · Accrington
Crime in BB5 0NR
How much crime is recorded in BB5 0NR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Accrington West
- Council
- Hyndburn
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,735 (2024)
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How safe is BB5 0NR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 55.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB5 0NR area, well above 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
55.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
99
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 0NRNational
Violence and sexual offences44.723.6
Anti-social behaviour19.110.7
Burglary8.09.1
Vehicle crime7.53.5
Criminal damage and arson7.14.7
Other crime6.01.5
Other theft5.24.5
Public order4.74.6
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% 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.