Postcode · Accrington
Crime in BB5 2SA
How much crime is recorded in BB5 2SA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Haslingden
- Council
- Rossendale
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,629 (2024)
BB5 2SAAccrington
How safe is BB5 2SA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB5 2SA area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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 2SANational
Violence and sexual offences15.023.6
Burglary10.99.1
Anti-social behaviour4.410.7
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Public order3.34.6
Other theft2.34.5
Drugs1.42.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Other crime0.41.5
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.