Postcode · Accrington
Crime in BB5 6QL
How much crime is recorded in BB5 6QL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Accrington North East
- Council
- Hyndburn
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,571 (2024)
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How safe is BB5 6QL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB5 6QL area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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 6QLNational
Anti-social behaviour10.110.7
Violence and sexual offences7.023.6
Vehicle crime4.73.5
Burglary4.49.1
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Robbery0.91.4
Drugs0.72.4
Other crime0.71.5
Public order0.54.6
Other theft0.24.5
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 35% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.