Total Crime Rate

116.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 116.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.5 7/10
  • Burglary 19.5 10/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.5 9/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 6.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Carr Barn Brow area has the 17th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Clayton East, Brindle & Hoghton , and the 82nd highest crime rate of 370 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 Carr Barn Brow (PR5 8LB) in the last 12 months was 116.9 per 1,000 residents and was 10.0% higher than the Clayton East, Brindle & Hoghton average (106.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 45.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carr Barn Brow (PR5 8LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Longacre, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Acrefield (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Carr Barn Brow area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acrefield Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carr Barn Brow Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Carr Barn Brow Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Three Nooks
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Acrefield
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Acrefield Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acrefield Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longacre Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longacre Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longacre Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Longacre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Longacre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Carr Meadow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carr Barn Brow Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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