Total Crime Rate

103.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 103.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.3 9/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Southport Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Buckshaw & Whittle , and the 93rd highest crime rate of 370 local areas in Chorley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southport Road (PR7 1LB) in the last 12 months was 103.7 per 1,000 residents and was 58.8% higher than the Buckshaw & Whittle average (65.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 42.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southport Road (PR7 1LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Police Station, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ashfield Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Southport Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glamis Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rotherwick Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bank Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bank Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harrington Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Regent Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parkside Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farrington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandridge Avenue —
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Data Sources

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