Total Crime Rate
37.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Grange Close area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Clayton East, Brindle & Hoghton , and the 126th lowest crime rate of 368 local areas in Chorley .
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 Grange Close (PR25 5SJ) in the last 12 months was 37.6 per 1,000 residents and was 65.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grange Close (PR25 5SJ), 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 Chorley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Whiteleaf Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cunnery Meadow | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Whiteleaf Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kirkby Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lancaster Avenue | Under investigation |
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