Total Crime Rate

1596.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1596.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 1099.4 10/10
  • Other crime 205.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 149.1 10/10
  • Other theft 68.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.1 10/10
  • Public order 18.6 9/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cutt Close area has the highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Croston, Mawdesley & Euxton South , and the 2nd 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 Cutt Close (PR26 8NJ) in the last 12 months was 1596.3 per 1,000 residents and was 2542.0% higher than the Croston, Mawdesley & Euxton South average (60.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 177 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -88.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 181 (≈ 1124.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 1797.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cutt Close (PR26 8NJ), the main crime hotspot is near Pump House Lane. Police recorded 150 crimes here, including 114 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cutt Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Willow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wray Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wray Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Willow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glover Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glover Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Willow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Willow Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pump House Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pump House Lane Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pump House Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pump House Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pump House Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pump House Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pump House Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pump House Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Pump House Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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