Total Crime Rate
15.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chorley Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Adlington & Anderton , and the 49th lowest crime rate of 370 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 Chorley Road (PR6 9JT) in the last 12 months was 15.1 per 1,000 residents and was 79.4% lower than the Adlington & Anderton average (73.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 46.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chorley Road (PR6 9JT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Green, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near North Vale (8 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Chatsworth Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Heathfield | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Heathfield | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heathfield | Under investigation |
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