Total Crime Rate

224.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

123.2 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 224.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 123.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 115.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.2 10/10
  • Drugs 10.9 8/10
  • Other crime 10.9 10/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Seven Acres area has the 5th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Clayton East, Brindle & Hoghton , and the 25th highest crime rate of 368 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 Seven Acres (PR5 8HA) in the last 12 months was 224.6 per 1,000 residents and was 108.8% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 123.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Seven Acres (PR5 8HA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Acrefield (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Seven Acres area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Longacre Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Reedfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longacre —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longacre Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Great Greens Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Great Greens Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Carr Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carr Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carr Field Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carr Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carr Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carr Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Three Nooks —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Three Nooks Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acrefield Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acrefield Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acrefield Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Acrefield Under investigation
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Data Sources

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