Crime Rates at Millbrook Close, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington, BB5 3QG

Millbrook Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Immanuel , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 268 local areas in Hyndburn .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Millbrook Close (BB5 3QG) in the last 12 months was 203.7 per 1,000 residents and was 64.0% higher 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 73.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Millbrook Close (BB5 3QG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Commercial Street, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Roe Greave Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.