Total Crime Rate

23.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 23.0 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Babylon Lane area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Adlington & Anderton , and the 76th 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 Babylon Lane (PR6 9NR) in the last 12 months was 23.0 per 1,000 residents and was 68.6% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Babylon Lane (PR6 9NR), the main crime hotspot is near Chorley Street. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Babylon Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fielding Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Freckleton Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Freckleton Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Freckleton Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chorley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chorley Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chorley Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Peel Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chorley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Greenfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A673 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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