Total Crime Rate
15.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Byre View area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Adlington & Anderton , and the 47th 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 Byre View (PR6 9SD) in the last 12 months was 15.0 per 1,000 residents and was 79.6% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 6.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Byre View (PR6 9SD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Highfield Road North, where police recorded 12 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Hawthorne Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chester Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chatsworth Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Croston Avenue | Under investigation |
| 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 |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Hawthorne Court | Under investigation |
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