Crime Rates at Lion Street, Church, Accrington, BB5 4JD

Lion Street area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Church , and the 135th lowest 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 Lion Street (BB5 4JD) in the last 12 months was 105.5 per 1,000 residents and was 39.5% lower than the Church average (174.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 64.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 366.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lion Street (BB5 4JD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Barnes Street, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.