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

Lord Street area has the 19th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Immanuel , and the 105th highest crime rate of 268 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 121.4 per 1,000 residents and was 2.3% lower than the Immanuel average (124.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 63.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.8% 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 75 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heys Lane (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.