Postcode · Accrington
Crime in BB5 3NE
How much crime is recorded in BB5 3NE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Oswaldtwistle
- Council
- Hyndburn
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,567 (2024)
BB5 3NEAccrington
How safe is BB5 3NE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 49.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB5 3NE 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
49.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
104
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 3NENational
Violence and sexual offences41.023.6
Anti-social behaviour24.710.7
Burglary12.09.1
Criminal damage and arson11.24.7
Public order8.04.6
Other theft3.74.5
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Other crime2.41.5
Shoplifting2.28.4
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Drugs1.62.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 32% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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.