Total Crime Rate
165.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Clayburn Close area has the 12th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Chorley East , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 370 local areas in Chorley .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Clayburn Close (PR6 0JS) in the last 12 months was 165.7 per 1,000 residents and was 61.9% higher 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 95.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 65.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 43.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Clayburn Close (PR6 0JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shakespeare Terrace, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Northgate Drive (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Chorley East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clayburn Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shakespeare Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shakespeare Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wordsworth Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wordsworth Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coltsfoot Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | M61 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sycamore Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Larch Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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