Crime Rates at Willow Street, Accrington, BB5 1LP

Willow 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 Willow Street (BB5 1LP) 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 Willow Street (BB5 1LP), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 213 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.