Total Crime Rate

94.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 94.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.0 9/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Preston Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Clayton East, Brindle & Hoghton , and the 113th highest crime rate of 370 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 94.2 per 1,000 residents and was 11.3% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 39.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 62.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Preston Road (PR6 7EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Greenwood. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 24 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 Preston Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greenwood —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lilac Mead —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Daisy Meadow Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Daisy Meadow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lilac Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greenwood —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Green Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenwood Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenwood Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenwood Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barn Meadow Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Daisy Meadow Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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