Total Crime Rate
467.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
133.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Victoria Road area has the highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Samlesbury & Walton , and the 7th highest crime rate of 369 local areas in South Ribble .
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 Road (PR5 4AY) in the last 12 months was 467.9 per 1,000 residents and was 319.0% higher than the Samlesbury & Walton average (111.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 133.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Victoria Road (PR5 4AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St John'S Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Samlesbury & Walton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Lane | Under investigation |
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