Total Crime Rate

102.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 102.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 55.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.6 8/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Preston Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Clayton East, Brindle & Hoghton , and the 95th highest crime rate of 368 local areas in Chorley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Preston Road (PR6 7EJ) in the last 12 months was 102.1 per 1,000 residents and was 5.1% lower than the Clayton East, Brindle & Hoghton average (107.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 55.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Preston Road (PR6 7EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Greenwood. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Preston Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ambledene Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenwood —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenwood Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barn Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenwood Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenwood Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Clayton Brook Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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