Total Crime Rate

80.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 80.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 31.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Victoria Villas area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Rishton , and the 115th lowest crime rate of 268 local areas in Hyndburn .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Victoria Villas (BB1 4NY) in the last 12 months was 80.2 per 1,000 residents and was 21.8% lower than the Rishton average (102.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 31.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Villas (BB1 4NY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shuttleworth Street, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hick'S Terrace (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Villas area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Commercial Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Sands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sands Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Sands Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sands Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashworth Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Derby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shuttleworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Butler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Butler Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holt Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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