Total Crime Rate

142.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 142.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 84.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.6 8/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Brow Hey area has the 10th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Clayton East, Brindle & Hoghton , and the 56th highest crime rate of 368 local areas in Chorley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brow Hey (PR5 8DS) in the last 12 months was 142.9 per 1,000 residents and was 32.8% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 84.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brow Hey (PR5 8DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodfield, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tramway Lane (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brow Hey area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barn Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Brow Hey Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Woodfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Woodfield Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Masonfield Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Masonfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order School Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Clayton Brook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Old Tramway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Tramway Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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