Crime Rates at Birch Field, Clayton Le Woods, Chorley, PR6 7RE

Birch Field area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Clayton East, Brindle & Hoghton , and the 177th lowest crime rate of 370 local areas in Chorley .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birch Field (PR6 7RE) in the last 12 months was 55.7 per 1,000 residents and was 47.5% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -88.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 39.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birch Field (PR6 7RE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.