Postcode · Accrington
Crime in BB5 5LR
How much crime is recorded in BB5 5LR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Clayton-le-Moors & Huncoat
- Council
- Hyndburn
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,793 (2024)
BB5 5LRAccrington
How safe is BB5 5LR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 43.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB5 5LR area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
43.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
69
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 5LRNational
Violence and sexual offences28.423.6
Burglary22.79.1
Anti-social behaviour8.710.7
Vehicle crime8.33.5
Criminal damage and arson7.24.7
Public order3.24.6
Other crime1.91.5
Other theft1.74.5
Shoplifting1.68.4
Theft from the person0.82.1
Drugs0.82.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 42% 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.