Total Crime Rate

86.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 86.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 15th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Buckshaw & Whittle , and the 121st highest crime rate of 370 local areas in Chorley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southport Road (PR7 1LE) in the last 12 months was 86.7 per 1,000 residents and was 32.8% higher than the Buckshaw & Whittle average (65.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 35.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southport Road (PR7 1LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Balmoral Road, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A581 (6 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 (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glamis Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A581 —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandridge Avenue —
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Data Sources

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