Postcode · Accrington
Crime in BB5 2BB
How much crime is recorded in BB5 2BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Accrington South East
- Council
- Hyndburn
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,457 (2024)
BB5 2BBAccrington
How safe is BB5 2BB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 36.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB5 2BB 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
36.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
82
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 2BBNational
Violence and sexual offences27.723.6
Anti-social behaviour17.710.7
Shoplifting7.58.4
Burglary6.09.1
Public order5.94.6
Other theft5.84.5
Vehicle crime5.33.5
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Other crime2.21.5
Drugs2.02.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.