Total Crime Rate

305.2 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 305.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 117.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 75.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.5 10/10
  • Other theft 14.1 9/10
  • Public order 14.1 8/10
  • Robbery 9.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Harrock Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Clayton East, Brindle & Hoghton , and the 12th highest crime rate of 370 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 Harrock Road (PR25 5TX) in the last 12 months was 305.2 per 1,000 residents and was 187.2% higher than the Clayton East, Brindle & Hoghton average (106.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (β‰ˆ 70.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 38.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harrock Road (PR25 5TX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mendip Road, where police recorded 68 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Leighfield Close (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Harrock Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pendle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A49 β€”
Sep 2025Robbery A49 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting A49 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mendip Road β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting A49 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting A49 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting A49 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting A49 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A49 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chiltern Meadow β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mendip Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mendip Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mendip Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Offender given penalty notice
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leighfield Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leighfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Croft Park β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leighfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kellet Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A49 β€”

Data Sources

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