Crime Rates at Limefield Street, Accrington, BB5 2AF

Limefield Street area has the 25th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Barnfield , and the 93rd 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 Limefield Street (BB5 2AF) in the last 12 months was 143.4 per 1,000 residents and was 52.8% lower than the Barnfield average (304.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -53.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 76.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Limefield Street (BB5 2AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park Street, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oswald Street (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.