Crime Rates at Union Road, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington, BB5 3HS

Union Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Immanuel , and the 56th 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 Union Road (BB5 3HS) in the last 12 months was 191.8 per 1,000 residents and was 77.6% higher than the Immanuel average (108.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 94.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 51.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Union Road (BB5 3HS), the main crime hotspot is near James Street. Police recorded 89 crimes here, including 68 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.