Total Crime Rate

86.9 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 86.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.1 4/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · 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 9th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Adlington & Anderton , and the 120th highest crime rate of 370 local areas in Chorley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Preston Road (PR6 7HH) in the last 12 months was 86.9 per 1,000 residents and was 18.4% higher than the Adlington & Anderton average (73.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 433.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 18.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Preston Road (PR6 7HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Halliwell Lane (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Preston Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Foxglove Drive —
Sep 2025Public order Blossom Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lingwell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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