Crime Rates at Hill Street, Accrington, BB5 2ND

Hill Street area has the 26th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Barnfield , and the 94th highest crime rate of 269 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 Hill Street (BB5 2ND) in the last 12 months was 142.9 per 1,000 residents and was 53.0% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -8.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 69.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hill Street (BB5 2ND), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.