Postcode sector · Accrington
Crime in BB5 9
How much crime is recorded in BB5 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Hyndburn
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 3,865 (2024)
BB5 9Postcode sector · Accrington
How safe is BB5 9
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 87.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in BB5 9, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
87.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
177
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 9National
Violence and sexual offences70.923.6
Anti-social behaviour42.210.7
Burglary23.49.1
Public order12.44.6
Other theft8.74.5
Criminal damage and arson8.64.7
Shoplifting8.28.4
Drugs7.52.4
Vehicle crime7.43.5
Other crime4.41.5
Possession of weapons2.50.9
Theft from the person1.12.1
Robbery1.01.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
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.