Postcode · Accrington
Crime in BB5 4DX
How much crime is recorded in BB5 4DX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Church
- Council
- Hyndburn
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,313 (2024)
BB5 4DXAccrington
How safe is BB5 4DX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 34.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB5 4DX area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
34.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
75
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 4DXNational
Violence and sexual offences27.423.6
Anti-social behaviour13.110.7
Other theft12.84.5
Burglary8.69.1
Criminal damage and arson4.84.7
Public order4.24.6
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Shoplifting2.68.4
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Other crime1.41.5
Theft from the person0.72.1
Drugs0.72.4
Robbery0.51.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.