Total Crime Rate
32.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lightoller Close area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Chorley East , and the 110th 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 Lightoller Close (PR6 9FN) in the last 12 months was 32.7 per 1,000 residents and was 70.7% lower than the Chorley East average (111.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 10.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lightoller Close (PR6 9FN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ferrier Grove, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crosse Hall Lane (3 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 | The Causeway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Darlington Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lightoller Close | Under investigation |
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