Crime Rates at Bold Street, Accrington, BB5 6SW

Bold Street area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Huncoat , and the 82nd lowest crime rate of 268 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 Bold Street (BB5 6SW) in the last 12 months was 62.3 per 1,000 residents and was 22.7% lower than the Huncoat average (80.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 23.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bold Street (BB5 6SW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park Street, where police recorded 98 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sydney Street (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.