Total Crime Rate

50.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 50.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Moor Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Croston, Mawdesley & Euxton South , and the 166th lowest crime rate of 370 local areas in Chorley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Moor Road (PR26 9HN) in the last 12 months was 50.1 per 1,000 residents and was 17.1% lower 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 Criminal damage and arson with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -73.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 9.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -77.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 42.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moor Road (PR26 9HN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Croston, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Peartree Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Croston, Mawdesley & Euxton South

Crime Over Time in Moor Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Croston Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dalton Fold Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Bramblewood Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Croston Local resolution
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Data Sources

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