Total Crime Rate

185.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.3 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 185.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 84.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.4 9/10
  • Other theft 24.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.5 8/10
  • Other crime 9.6 9/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • 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

Woodfield area has the 7th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Clayton East, Brindle & Hoghton , and the 36th highest crime rate of 368 local areas in Chorley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodfield (PR5 8EE) in the last 12 months was 185.5 per 1,000 residents and was 72.5% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 84.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodfield (PR5 8EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodfield (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Woodfield area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Great Greens Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carr Barn Brow Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Great Greens Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carr Meadow —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carr Meadow Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longacre —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Longacre Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longacre Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carr Barn Brow Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carr Barn Brow Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Three Nooks Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Masonfield Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Masonfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Elmfield Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Woodfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carr Barn Brow Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Woodfield Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Croft Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Three Nooks —
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Data Sources

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