Crime Rate in Croston, Mawdesley & Euxton South, ward

Croston, Mawdesley & Euxton South has the 5th lowest crime rate of 14 wards in Chorley district and the 3480th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 338th highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Croston, Mawdesley & Euxton South in the last 12 months was 60.4 per 1,000 residents and was 27.4% lower than the Chorley district average (83.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Croston, Mawdesley & Euxton South’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 303 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 315 (≈ 30.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Croston, Mawdesley & Euxton South ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Pump House Lane. Police recorded 150 crimes here, including 114 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.