Crime Rates at Brown Birks Road, Accrington, BB5 6HS

Brown Birks Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Huncoat , and the 72nd highest crime rate of 269 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 Brown Birks Road (BB5 6HS) in the last 12 months was 171.6 per 1,000 residents and was 83.6% higher than the Huncoat average (93.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 100.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brown Birks Road (BB5 6HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Winterley Drive, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brown Birks Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.