Postcode · Accrington
Crime in BB5 4RX
How much crime is recorded in BB5 4RX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Church
- Council
- Hyndburn
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,245 (2024)
BB5 4RXAccrington
How safe is BB5 4RX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 80.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB5 4RX 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
80.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
138
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 4RXNational
Violence and sexual offences66.923.6
Anti-social behaviour28.810.7
Burglary11.19.1
Public order9.14.6
Vehicle crime8.93.5
Criminal damage and arson7.54.7
Other theft6.34.5
Drugs2.32.4
Other crime2.11.5
Shoplifting1.48.4
Robbery1.31.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% 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.