Total Crime Rate

193.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 193.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 73.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 46.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.1 8/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Peel Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Adlington & Anderton , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 368 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 Peel Street (PR6 9PR) in the last 12 months was 193.3 per 1,000 residents and was 176.4% higher than the Adlington & Anderton average (69.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 73.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Peel Street (PR6 9PR), the main crime hotspot is near Chorley Street. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Peel Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chorley Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Belmont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Street Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chorley Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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