Postcode · Accrington
Crime in BB5 4LB
How much crime is recorded in BB5 4LB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Church
- Council
- Hyndburn
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,356 (2024)
BB5 4LBAccrington
How safe is BB5 4LB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 76.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB5 4LB 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
76.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
127
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 4LBNational
Violence and sexual offences57.423.6
Anti-social behaviour22.010.7
Burglary13.19.1
Vehicle crime11.33.5
Criminal damage and arson9.54.7
Public order7.44.6
Other theft5.24.5
Other crime3.11.5
Drugs2.02.4
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Robbery1.61.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Shoplifting0.58.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% 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.