Total Crime Rate
80.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Vicarage Lane area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Clifton , and the 184th lowest crime rate of 494 local areas in Blackpool .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Vicarage Lane (FY4 4EN) in the last 12 months was 80.6 per 1,000 residents and was 68.9% lower than the Clifton average (258.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (β 22.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Vicarage Lane (FY4 4EN), the main crime hotspot is near Welbeck Avenue. Police recorded 169 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Clifton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Welbeck Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ryson Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Welbeck Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Welbeck Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Welbeck Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Welbeck Avenue | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Welbeck Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Troughton Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Thursfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vicarage Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crossland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crossland Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ryson Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ryson Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vicarage Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bostonway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Branston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lowesway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westside | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bostonway | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Meadway | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brook Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bostonway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Branston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burnside Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stretton Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Burnside Avenue | β |
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