Total Crime Rate

112.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 112.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 54.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 9/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ashfield Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Buckshaw & Whittle , and the 82nd highest crime rate of 368 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 Ashfield Road (PR7 1LH) in the last 12 months was 112.8 per 1,000 residents and was 82.0% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 54.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashfield Road (PR7 1LH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Avondale Road, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ashfield Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ashfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Avondale Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ashfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ashfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foundry Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rylands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farrington Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shaftesbury Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shaftesbury Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avondale Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avondale Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Collison Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lorne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balmoral Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balmoral Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lorne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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