Postcode · Accrington
Crime in BB5 6LT
How much crime is recorded in BB5 6LT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Clayton-le-Moors & Huncoat
- Council
- Hyndburn
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,592 (2024)
BB5 6LTAccrington
How safe is BB5 6LT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 25.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB5 6LT area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
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 6LTNational
Violence and sexual offences20.323.6
Anti-social behaviour14.010.7
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Other theft3.64.5
Public order3.04.6
Burglary2.89.1
Other crime1.91.5
Drugs1.12.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Shoplifting0.58.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.