Crime Rates at Garfield Street, Accrington, BB5 2AG

Garfield Street area has the 24th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Barnfield , and the 88th highest crime rate of 268 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 Garfield Street (BB5 2AG) in the last 12 months was 139.9 per 1,000 residents and was 50.9% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 69.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Garfield Street (BB5 2AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park Street, where police recorded 98 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.