Crime Rates at Park Street, Accrington, BB5 6SF

Park Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Huncoat , and the 6th 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 Park Street (BB5 6SF) in the last 12 months was 575.2 per 1,000 residents and was 515.4% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -61.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 195.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Street (BB5 6SF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bridge Street, where police recorded 80 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.