Total Crime Rate

50.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 50.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 21.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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 Close area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Westgate , and the 198th 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 Close (LA3 3RR) in the last 12 months was 50.2 per 1,000 residents and was 63.7% lower than the Westgate average (138.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vicarage Close (LA3 3RR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parkview Close, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Broughton Grove (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Vicarage Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kenilworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Yarrow Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Kenilworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Reedmace Walk Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westgate Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lindsay Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Burdock Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burdock Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Burdock Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Burdock Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Kenilworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Yarrow Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Altham Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broughton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hayfell Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broughton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkview Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parkview Close —
Apr 2026Other theft White Lund Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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