Crime Rates at Vicarage Avenue, Brookhouse, Lancaster, LA2 9NT

Vicarage Avenue area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Halton-with-Aughton & Kellet , and the 19th lowest crime rate of 475 local areas in Lancaster .

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 Avenue (LA2 9NT) in the last 12 months was 9.4 per 1,000 residents and was 79.6% lower than the Halton-with-Aughton & Kellet average (46.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 4.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vicarage Avenue (LA2 9NT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Littledale Road, where police recorded 2 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sycamore Road (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.