Postcode · Accrington
Crime in BB5 3EX
How much crime is recorded in BB5 3EX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Oswaldtwistle
- Council
- Hyndburn
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,353 (2024)
BB5 3EXAccrington
How safe is BB5 3EX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 61.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB5 3EX area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
61.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
141
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 3EXNational
Violence and sexual offences50.423.6
Anti-social behaviour33.910.7
Shoplifting21.98.4
Burglary10.09.1
Public order8.14.6
Criminal damage and arson8.04.7
Vehicle crime6.53.5
Other theft4.24.5
Drugs1.52.4
Robbery1.41.4
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 27% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.