Total Crime Rate

241.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 241.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 92.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.0 9/10
  • Public order 23.1 9/10
  • Burglary 10.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Victoria Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Barnfield , and the 38th highest crime rate of 269 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 Street (BB5 0PG) in the last 12 months was 241.7 per 1,000 residents and was 20.5% lower than the Barnfield average (304.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 95.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Street (BB5 0PG), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 109 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Napier Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Napier Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Napier Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Spindle Berry Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Napier Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Napier Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Napier Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Napier Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marsden Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marsden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Napier Street —
Sep 2025Public order Nelson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Napier Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Riley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Riley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Paradise Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paradise Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Edmund Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wilfred Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rothwell Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nelson Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Napier Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Napier Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Napier Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Medina Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grange Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Augusta Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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