Total Crime Rate

20.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 20.8 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 11th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Adlington & Anderton , and the 64th lowest 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 7HZ) in the last 12 months was 20.8 per 1,000 residents and was 71.6% lower than the Adlington & Anderton average (73.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Preston Road (PR6 7HZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chorley Old Road, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hillside Crescent (6 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 (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Watkin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Elms —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Copperfield Vale —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Copperfield Vale —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Copperfield Vale —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chorley Old Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillside Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cliffe Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cliffe Drive Offender given a caution
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Data Sources

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