Total Crime Rate

40.8 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 40.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.9 3/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

The Elms area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Adlington & Anderton , and the 145th 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 The Elms (PR6 7TU) in the last 12 months was 40.8 per 1,000 residents and was 44.4% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 28.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 12.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Elms (PR6 7TU), the main crime hotspot is near The Elms. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Elms area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Elms —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Copperfield Vale —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Copperfield Vale —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Copperfield Vale —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wells Fold Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clover Field Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wells Fold Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hunts Field Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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