Postcode · Accrington
Crime in BB5 5BU
How much crime is recorded in BB5 5BU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Accrington North East
- Council
- Hyndburn
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,045 (2024)
BB5 5BUAccrington
How safe is BB5 5BU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 36.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB5 5BU area, above 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
36.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
68
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 5BUNational
Violence and sexual offences24.623.6
Anti-social behaviour18.210.7
Burglary12.39.1
Vehicle crime7.73.5
Public order4.34.6
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Shoplifting2.68.4
Other theft1.34.5
Drugs0.72.4
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.