Total Crime Rate
103.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ashfield 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 Ashfield Road (PR7 1LP) 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 Ashfield Road (PR7 1LP), the main crime hotspot is near Ashfield Road. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Buckshaw & Whittle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bank Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Egerton Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Harrington Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bank Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parkside Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Bank | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Egerton Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Egerton Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Egerton Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rotherwick Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sandridge Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Regent Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Isleworth Drive | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Isleworth Drive | Under investigation |
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