Postcode · Accrington
Crime in BB5 5SE
How much crime is recorded in BB5 5SE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Clayton-le-Moors & Huncoat
- Council
- Hyndburn
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,473 (2024)
BB5 5SEAccrington
How safe is BB5 5SE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 44.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB5 5SE area, well 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
44.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
73
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 5SENational
Violence and sexual offences36.423.6
Anti-social behaviour12.010.7
Burglary11.99.1
Other theft6.04.5
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Public order2.24.6
Other crime1.21.5
Drugs1.12.4
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% 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.