Total Crime Rate
94.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
47.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cunnery Meadow area has the 17th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Clayton East, Brindle & Hoghton , and the 105th highest crime rate of 368 local areas in Chorley .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cunnery Meadow (PR25 5RN) in the last 12 months was 94.3 per 1,000 residents and was 12.3% lower than the Clayton East, Brindle & Hoghton average (107.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 47.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cunnery Meadow (PR25 5RN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cunnery Meadow (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Clayton West & Cuerden| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lancaster Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cunnery Meadow | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kirkby Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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