Crime Rate in Victoria & Norcross, ward

Victoria & Norcross has the 5th lowest crime rate of 24 wards in Wyre district and the 2206th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 352nd lowest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Victoria & Norcross in the last 12 months was 46.0 per 1,000 residents and was 48.1% lower than the Wyre district average (88.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Victoria & Norcross’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 80 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 88 (≈ 15.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Victoria & Norcross ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Petrol Station, with 68 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Victoria Road West (17 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.