Crime Rates at Higher Antley Street, Accrington, BB5 0QB

Higher Antley Street area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Barnfield , and the 124th highest crime rate of 268 local areas in Hyndburn .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Higher Antley Street (BB5 0QB) in the last 12 months was 104.6 per 1,000 residents and was 63.3% lower than the Barnfield average (285.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 15.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 58.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Higher Antley Street (BB5 0QB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fountain Place, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.