Total Crime Rate

46.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.8 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 46.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 30.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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 Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Gawthorpe , and the 65th lowest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .

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 Victoria Road (BB12 8RF) in the last 12 months was 46.2 per 1,000 residents and was 69.2% lower than the Gawthorpe average (149.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 30.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Road (BB12 8RF), the main crime hotspot is near Whitegate Close. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dryden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Villiers Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Villiers Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Villiers Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cardwell Street —
Apr 2026Public order Cardwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cardwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dryden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitegate Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitegate Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitegate Close —
Apr 2026Other crime Raleigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitegate Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitegate Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whitegate Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Milton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitegate Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jubilee Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Stockbridge Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Russell Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pitt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Peel Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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