Total Crime Rate

106.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 106.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 44.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Other crime 11.0 10/10
  • Other theft 7.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Vicarage Lane area has the 31st highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Clifton , and the 232nd highest crime rate of 490 local areas in Blackpool .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vicarage Lane (FY4 4EN) in the last 12 months was 106.2 per 1,000 residents and was 56.5% lower than the Clifton average (244.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 9.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 44.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vicarage Lane (FY4 4EN), the main crime hotspot is near Welbeck Avenue. Police recorded 176 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Vicarage Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Terance Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Welbeck Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thursfield Avenue —
Apr 2026Other crime Thursfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Thursfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Branston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Branston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daggers Hall Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bostonway —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowesway Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vicarage Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosary Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Troughton Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welbeck Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Troughton Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnside Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnside Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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