Total Crime Rate

103.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 103.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Vicarage Lane area has the 38th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Clifton , and the 237th 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 4XL) in the last 12 months was 103.7 per 1,000 residents and was 59.9% lower than the Clifton average (258.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 3 cases , up 200.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -30.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 48.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vicarage Lane (FY4 4XL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Aysgarth Court, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vicarage Lane (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Vicarage Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ribblesdale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Holbeck Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Gordale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roundhay
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Holbeck Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ribblesdale Close
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aysgarth Court
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lowesway Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Scott Mews Under investigation

Data Sources

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