Crime Rates at Oswald Street, Accrington, BB5 6SL

Oswald Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Huncoat , and the 34th highest crime rate of 268 local areas in Hyndburn .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oswald Street (BB5 6SL) in the last 12 months was 247.1 per 1,000 residents and was 206.7% higher than the Huncoat average (80.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -26.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 123.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oswald Street (BB5 6SL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park Street, where police recorded 98 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.