Crime Rates at Birch Street, Accrington, BB5 1LG

Birch Street area has the highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Barnfield , and the highest crime rate of 269 local areas in Hyndburn .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birch Street (BB5 1LG) in the last 12 months was 3139.2 per 1,000 residents and was 932.8% higher than the Barnfield average (304.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 255 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 4 cases , up 33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -21.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 259 (≈ 1092.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birch Street (BB5 1LG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 174 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.