Postcode · Accrington
Crime in BB5 6UD
How much crime is recorded in BB5 6UD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Accrington North East
- Council
- Hyndburn
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,670 (2024)
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How safe is BB5 6UD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 53.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB5 6UD area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
53.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
83
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 6UDNational
Violence and sexual offences48.123.6
Anti-social behaviour14.210.7
Burglary7.19.1
Criminal damage and arson5.14.7
Other theft3.44.5
Public order3.34.6
Other crime2.81.5
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Drugs0.72.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 28% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.