Crime Rates at Columbine Close, Chorley, PR7 1BX

Columbine Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Buckshaw & Whittle , and the 35th 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 Columbine Close (PR7 1BX) in the last 12 months was 187.5 per 1,000 residents and was 202.5% higher than the Buckshaw & Whittle average (62.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 54.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 69.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Columbine Close (PR7 1BX), the main crime hotspot is near Great Meadow. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.