Postcode · Accrington
Crime in BB5 2PJ
How much crime is recorded in BB5 2PJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Accrington South East
- Council
- Hyndburn
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,543 (2024)
BB5 2PJAccrington
How safe is BB5 2PJ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 16.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB5 2PJ area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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 2PJNational
Violence and sexual offences10.323.6
Vehicle crime5.13.5
Anti-social behaviour4.110.7
Burglary3.39.1
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Other theft1.54.5
Public order1.14.6
Other crime0.71.5
Robbery0.01.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.