Postcode · Accrington
Crime in BB5 9SY
How much crime is recorded in BB5 9SY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Accrington West
- Council
- Hyndburn
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,989 (2024)
BB5 9SYAccrington
How safe is BB5 9SY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 48.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB5 9SY 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
48.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
78
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 9SYNational
Violence and sexual offences38.723.6
Anti-social behaviour16.110.7
Burglary9.49.1
Vehicle crime7.13.5
Public order3.74.6
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Other crime2.61.5
Other theft1.84.5
Drugs1.12.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% 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.