Total Crime Rate

154.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 154.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Factory Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Adlington & Anderton , and the 49th highest crime rate of 370 local areas in Chorley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Factory Lane (PR6 9PE) in the last 12 months was 154.3 per 1,000 residents and was 110.4% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 57.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Factory Lane (PR6 9PE), the main crime hotspot is near Princess Road. Police recorded 6 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Factory Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fielding Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willow Close —
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Data Sources

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