Crime Rates at Royds Street, Accrington, BB5 2HU

Royds Street area has the 30th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Barnfield , and the 108th highest crime rate of 268 local areas in Hyndburn .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Royds Street (BB5 2HU) in the last 12 months was 117.5 per 1,000 residents and was 58.8% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 57.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Royds Street (BB5 2HU), the main crime hotspot is near Croos Street. Police recorded 79 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.