Total Crime Rate
86.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gorse Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Adlington & Anderton , and the 120th highest crime rate of 370 local areas in Chorley .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Gorse Close (PR6 8LE) in the last 12 months was 86.9 per 1,000 residents and was 18.4% higher 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 433.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 18.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gorse Close (PR6 8LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gorse Close, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Spring Crescent (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Adlington & Anderton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Spring Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gorse Close | Under investigation |
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