Crime Rates at Lina Street, Accrington, BB5 1SL

Lina Street area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Church , and the 123rd highest crime rate of 269 local areas in Hyndburn .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lina Street (BB5 1SL) in the last 12 months was 112.9 per 1,000 residents and was 35.3% lower than the Church average (174.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 51.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lina Street (BB5 1SL), the main crime hotspot is near Hyndburn Street. Police recorded 132 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.