Postcode · Accrington
Crime in BB5 3BQ
How much crime is recorded in BB5 3BQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Broadfield & Knuzden
- Council
- Hyndburn
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,281 (2024)
BB5 3BQAccrington
How safe is BB5 3BQ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 47.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB5 3BQ area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
47.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
75
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 3BQNational
Violence and sexual offences31.123.6
Burglary13.79.1
Anti-social behaviour13.610.7
Vehicle crime10.23.5
Criminal damage and arson6.34.7
Other theft3.34.5
Public order2.94.6
Drugs1.12.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 45% 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.