Crime Rates at Pingle Croft, Clayton Le Woods, Chorley, PR6 7UL

Pingle Croft area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Clayton East, Brindle & Hoghton , and the 100th lowest crime rate of 368 local areas in Chorley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pingle Croft (PR6 7UL) in the last 12 months was 29.2 per 1,000 residents and was 72.8% lower than the Clayton East, Brindle & Hoghton average (107.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pingle Croft (PR6 7UL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kiln Croft, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oak Croft (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.