Total Crime Rate

116.8 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 116.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.1 9/10
  • Other theft 9.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Forsythia Drive area has the 18th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Clayton East, Brindle & Hoghton , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 370 local areas in Chorley .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Forsythia Drive (PR6 7DF) in the last 12 months was 116.8 per 1,000 residents and was 9.9% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 65.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forsythia Drive (PR6 7DF), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 20 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 Forsythia Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lime Tree Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Great Greens Lane —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Homestead —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Forsythia Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Field Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forsythia Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lime Tree Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lime Tree Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meadow Lane —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Well Orchard Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Well Orchard Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Well Orchard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Well Orchard Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wood Beech Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lime Tree Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lime Tree Close —
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Data Sources

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