Total Crime Rate

63.4 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 63.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Other crime 6.0 7/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Elm Grove area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Chorley East , and the 173rd highest 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 Elm Grove (PR6 0JE) in the last 12 months was 63.4 per 1,000 residents and was 38.0% lower than the Chorley East average (102.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Grove (PR6 0JE), the main crime hotspot is near Northgate Drive. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elm Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Granville Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour M61 —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Talbot Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Talbot Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Erskine Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Geoffrey Street Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Other theft Curate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Larch Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clayburn Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carr Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Granville Court Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Granville Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wordsworth Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coltsfoot Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nab Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nab Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Mill Terrace —
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Data Sources

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