Postcode · Accrington
Crime in BB5 6SZ
How much crime is recorded in BB5 6SZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Accrington North East
- Council
- Hyndburn
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,399 (2024)
BB5 6SZAccrington
How safe is BB5 6SZ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 56.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB5 6SZ area, well above 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
56.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
95
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 6SZNational
Violence and sexual offences36.823.6
Anti-social behaviour19.210.7
Burglary11.29.1
Vehicle crime10.33.5
Other theft8.04.5
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Possession of weapons3.90.9
Other crime2.21.5
Public order2.14.6
Theft from the person1.22.1
Drugs0.82.4
Robbery0.61.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 37% 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.