Postcode · Accrington
Crime in BB5 2RR
How much crime is recorded in BB5 2RR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Accrington South East
- Council
- Hyndburn
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,198 (2024)
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How safe is BB5 2RR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB5 2RR area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
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 2RRNational
Shoplifting23.78.4
Violence and sexual offences10.523.6
Anti-social behaviour7.310.7
Other theft2.74.5
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Burglary2.29.1
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Other crime0.71.5
Public order0.54.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 18% 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.