Total Crime Rate

98.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 98.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 17.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.5 9/10
  • Drugs 11.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.7 2/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 5.8 4/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Bolton Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Adlington & Anderton , and the 99th highest crime rate of 368 local areas in Chorley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bolton Road (BL6 7RW) in the last 12 months was 98.6 per 1,000 residents and was 40.9% higher than the Adlington & Anderton average (69.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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Data Sources

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