Total Crime Rate
36.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Elms area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Adlington & Anderton , and the 120th lowest 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 The Elms (PR6 7TU) in the last 12 months was 36.5 per 1,000 residents and was 47.8% lower than the Adlington & Anderton average (69.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 8.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Elms (PR6 7TU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Burghley Close, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Helen'S Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Chorley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whittle Hills Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St Helen'S Road | Under investigation |
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