Crime Rates at Canal Street, Church, Accrington, BB5 4JU

Canal Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Church , and the 23rd 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 Canal Street (BB5 4JU) in the last 12 months was 280.5 per 1,000 residents and was 63.5% higher than the Church average (171.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 122.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 68.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canal Street (BB5 4JU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Duckworth Street, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Walmsley Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.