Crime Rates at Lord Street, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington, BB5 3HQ

Lord Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Immanuel , and the 107th highest crime rate of 269 local areas in Hyndburn .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lord Street (BB5 3HQ) in the last 12 months was 127.8 per 1,000 residents and was 18.3% higher than the Immanuel average (108.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -35.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lord Street (BB5 3HQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Union Road, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Paul'S Street (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.