Postcode district · Accrington
Crime in BB5
How much crime is recorded in BB5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Hyndburn
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 68,890 (2024)
BB5Postcode district · Accrington
How safe is BB5
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 48.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in BB5, 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
48.0
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).
BB5National
Violence and sexual offences36.423.6
Anti-social behaviour19.810.7
Burglary12.79.1
Shoplifting7.88.4
Criminal damage and arson6.64.7
Vehicle crime6.33.5
Public order5.34.6
Other theft4.74.5
Drugs2.22.4
Other crime2.01.5
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Robbery1.01.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.