Postcode · Accrington
Crime in BB5 5HX
How much crime is recorded in BB5 5HX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Clayton-le-Moors & Huncoat
- Council
- Hyndburn
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,538 (2024)
BB5 5HXAccrington
How safe is BB5 5HX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 37.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB5 5HX 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
37.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
78
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 5HXNational
Violence and sexual offences30.923.6
Anti-social behaviour17.510.7
Burglary17.19.1
Criminal damage and arson8.14.7
Public order6.84.6
Other theft3.64.5
Other crime2.41.5
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Drugs1.52.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.