Postcode · Accrington
Crime in BB5 3PY
How much crime is recorded in BB5 3PY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Oswaldtwistle
- Council
- Hyndburn
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,614 (2024)
BB5 3PYAccrington
How safe is BB5 3PY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 79.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB5 3PY area, more than double 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
79.2
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 3PYNational
Violence and sexual offences63.123.6
Anti-social behaviour37.510.7
Burglary15.59.1
Vehicle crime8.13.5
Criminal damage and arson7.64.7
Public order7.14.6
Other theft3.84.5
Other crime2.81.5
Drugs2.12.4
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Shoplifting0.58.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 22% 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.