Total Crime Rate

166.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 166.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 79.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.7 9/10
  • Other theft 18.1 9/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Public order 10.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lancaster Court area has the 13th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Chorley East , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 368 local areas in Chorley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lancaster Court (PR7 1PB) in the last 12 months was 166.1 per 1,000 residents and was 48.9% higher than the Chorley East average (111.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -45.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 79.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lancaster Court (PR7 1PB), the main crime hotspot is near The Crescent. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lancaster Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Spinney Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Fern Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Erindale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Erindale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Erindale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Erindale Under investigation

Data Sources

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