Postcode · Accrington
Crime in BB5 3RZ
How much crime is recorded in BB5 3RZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Broadfield & Knuzden
- Council
- Hyndburn
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,679 (2024)
BB5 3RZAccrington
How safe is BB5 3RZ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 52.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB5 3RZ 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
52.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
98
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 3RZNational
Violence and sexual offences33.523.6
Burglary27.79.1
Anti-social behaviour20.910.7
Criminal damage and arson14.44.7
Vehicle crime7.93.5
Public order3.94.6
Other theft3.64.5
Other crime1.31.5
Drugs0.82.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Robbery0.01.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.