Total Crime Rate
118.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
46.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Victoria Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Gawthorpe , and the 117th highest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Victoria Road (BB12 8QZ) in the last 12 months was 118.8 per 1,000 residents and was 20.6% lower than the Gawthorpe average (149.7 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 46.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Victoria Road (BB12 8QZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Jubilee Close, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Abingdon Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Burnley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Jubilee Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Villiers Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Peel Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pendle Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cardwell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cardwell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cardwell Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Villiers Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Spa Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Spa Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wytham Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pitt Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Melbourne Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pitt Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Villiers Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brook Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jubilee Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Abingdon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bendwood Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jubilee Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Russell Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Russell Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Melbourne Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lune Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beech Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hapton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Inglewhite Fold | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Stockbridge Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Inglewhite Fold | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Milton Street | Under investigation |
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