Total Crime Rate

165.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 165.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Clayburn 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.

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Crime Over Time in Clayburn Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clayburn Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shakespeare Terrace —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shakespeare Terrace —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wordsworth Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coltsfoot Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour M61 —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Larch Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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