Total Crime Rate

190.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 190.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 104.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Other crime 9.1 9/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Queen Victoria Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Lanehead , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .

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 Queen Victoria Road (BB10 3DW) in the last 12 months was 190.5 per 1,000 residents and was 114.1% higher than the Lanehead average (89.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 183.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 104.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 39.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queen Victoria Road (BB10 3DW), the main crime hotspot is near Ferndale Street. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Queen Victoria Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Queen Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Colbran Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Basnett Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ennismore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Ferndale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferndale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Williams Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acre Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Acre Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Acre Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Green Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St George'S Square —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferndale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ferndale Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oban Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Eldwick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thursby Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thursby Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swinless Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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