Total Crime Rate

319.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

126.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 319.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 126.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 122.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.3 10/10
  • Public order 28.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.4 10/10
  • Robbery 9.4 9/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Chiltern Meadow area has the 4th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Clayton East, Brindle & Hoghton , and the 16th 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 Chiltern Meadow (PR25 5UZ) in the last 12 months was 319.3 per 1,000 residents and was 196.7% higher 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 Shoplifting with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 126.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chiltern Meadow (PR25 5UZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A49, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mendip Road (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chiltern Meadow area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting A49 Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery A49 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashurst Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mendip Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mendip Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Halton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A49 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting A49 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mendip Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mendip Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mendip Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kellet Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
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Data Sources

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