Total Crime Rate

70.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 70.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 37.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.8 8/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Grasmere Grove area has the 15th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Adlington & Anderton , and the 140th highest crime rate of 368 local areas in Chorley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Grasmere Grove (PR6 7NX) in the last 12 months was 70.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1.3% higher than the Adlington & Anderton average (69.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 37.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grasmere Grove (PR6 7NX), the main crime hotspot is near Church Hill. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Grasmere Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterhouse Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Town Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Preston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Preston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Preston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Hill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Johns Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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