Crime Rates at William Street, Accrington, BB5 6DT

William Street area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Huncoat , and the 58th lowest crime rate of 269 local areas in Hyndburn .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around William Street (BB5 6DT) in the last 12 months was 48.3 per 1,000 residents and was 48.3% lower than the Huncoat average (93.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 14.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around William Street (BB5 6DT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bradshaw Street East, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Addison Street (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.