Crime Rates at Wesley Street, Church, Accrington, BB5 4HB

Wesley Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Barnfield , and the 12th 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 Wesley Street (BB5 4HB) in the last 12 months was 386.5 per 1,000 residents and was 35.6% higher than the Barnfield average (285.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 83 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 94.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wesley Street (BB5 4HB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hyndburn Street, where police recorded 106 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Winterson Street (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.