Total Crime Rate
22.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Vicarage Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Burton and Holme , and the 261st lowest crime rate of 774 local areas in Westmorland and Furness .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Vicarage Road (LA8 8PY) in the last 12 months was 22.8 per 1,000 residents and was 11.9% lower than the Burton and Holme average (25.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -70.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 121.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Vicarage Road (LA8 8PY), the main crime hotspot is near Main Street. Police recorded 5 crimes here, including 2 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
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