Crime Rates at Victoria Parade, Waterfoot, Rossendale, BB4 9AB

Victoria Parade area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Britannia & Lee Mill , and the 10th highest crime rate of 224 local areas in Rossendale .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Victoria Parade (BB4 9AB) in the last 12 months was 275.9 per 1,000 residents and was 264.6% higher than the Britannia & Lee Mill average (75.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 89.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Parade (BB4 9AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cowpe Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.