Postcode · Accrington
Crime in BB5 6PG
How much crime is recorded in BB5 6PG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Accrington North East
- Council
- Hyndburn
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,749 (2024)
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How safe is BB5 6PG
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 76.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB5 6PG area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
76.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
185
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 6PGNational
Violence and sexual offences57.323.6
Shoplifting44.58.4
Anti-social behaviour25.910.7
Burglary12.99.1
Criminal damage and arson12.84.7
Other theft10.64.5
Vehicle crime10.23.5
Public order7.94.6
Drugs3.72.4
Robbery2.81.4
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Other crime1.71.5
Theft from the person0.82.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.