Postcode · Accrington
Crime in BB5 2LR
How much crime is recorded in BB5 2LR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Accrington South East
- Council
- Hyndburn
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,613 (2024)
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How safe is BB5 2LR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 37.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB5 2LR 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
37.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
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 2LRNational
Violence and sexual offences29.023.6
Anti-social behaviour12.410.7
Burglary6.89.1
Public order5.54.6
Vehicle crime5.23.5
Other theft4.34.5
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs0.72.4
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 34% 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.