Total Crime Rate
157.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
56.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Victoria Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Alston & Hothersall , and the 13th highest crime rate of 201 local areas in Ribble Valley .
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 Victoria Street (PR3 3EH) in the last 12 months was 157.3 per 1,000 residents and was 91.4% higher than the Alston & Hothersall average (82.2 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -15.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 56.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Victoria Street (PR3 3EH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Ridings, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lee Street (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Beech Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cummins Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mary Street West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Oak Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cummins Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cummins Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hillhouse Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mary Street West | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | The Ridings | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queens Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crumpax Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Derby Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | B5269 | Under investigation |
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