Total Crime Rate
31.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Vicarage Close area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Bankfield , and the 102nd lowest crime rate of 406 local areas in Halton .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Vicarage Close (L24 4BH) in the last 12 months was 31.0 per 1,000 residents and was 57.8% lower than the Bankfield average (73.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Vicarage Close (L24 4BH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pepper Street, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ditton, Hale Village & Halebank| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Pepper Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pepper Street | Under investigation |
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