Postcode · Accrington
Crime in BB5 3HJ
How much crime is recorded in BB5 3HJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Oswaldtwistle
- Council
- Hyndburn
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,774 (2024)
BB5 3HJAccrington
How safe is BB5 3HJ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 59.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB5 3HJ 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
59.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
117
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 3HJNational
Violence and sexual offences46.023.6
Anti-social behaviour19.910.7
Burglary11.09.1
Criminal damage and arson8.84.7
Vehicle crime7.83.5
Public order7.54.6
Shoplifting7.58.4
Other theft6.94.5
Drugs2.92.4
Other crime2.81.5
Theft from the person0.92.1
Robbery0.81.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 33% 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.