Total Crime Rate

297.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 297.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 167.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.2 9/10
  • Other theft 14.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.8 9/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Dove Cote area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Clayton East, Brindle & Hoghton , and the 14th 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 Dove Cote (PR6 7AY) in the last 12 months was 297.1 per 1,000 residents and was 179.6% 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 Shoplifting with 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 50.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 179.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dove Cote (PR6 7AY), the main crime hotspot is near Cam Wood Fold. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Clayton East, Brindle & Hoghton

Crime Over Time in Dove Cote area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Cam Wood Fold Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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