Total Crime Rate

71.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 71.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.7 6/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Robbery 3.4 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
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Croston Avenue area has the 18th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Adlington & Anderton , and the 149th highest crime rate of 370 local areas in Chorley .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Croston Avenue (PR6 9RW) in the last 12 months was 71.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1.9% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 47.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Croston Avenue (PR6 9RW), the main crime hotspot is near Highfield Road North. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Croston Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hawthorne Court —
Sep 2025Other crime Hawthorne Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Close Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Other theft St Paul'S Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Croston Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chester Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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