Postcode · Accrington
Crime in BB5 4QA
How much crime is recorded in BB5 4QA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Oswaldtwistle
- Council
- Hyndburn
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,507 (2024)
BB5 4QAAccrington
How safe is BB5 4QA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 24.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB5 4QA area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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 4QANational
Violence and sexual offences17.123.6
Burglary10.79.1
Anti-social behaviour6.810.7
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Shoplifting1.88.4
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Public order1.24.6
Other theft1.04.5
Drugs0.42.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.