Postcode · Accrington
Crime in BB5 5YN
How much crime is recorded in BB5 5YN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Clayton-le-Moors & Huncoat
- Council
- Hyndburn
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,504 (2024)
BB5 5YNAccrington
How safe is BB5 5YN
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB5 5YN area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 5YNNational
Violence and sexual offences15.023.6
Anti-social behaviour5.610.7
Vehicle crime4.93.5
Burglary3.69.1
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Public order1.64.6
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Other crime0.91.5
Other theft0.94.5
Drugs0.62.4
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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20
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.