Total Crime Rate

168.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

110.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 168.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 110.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 106.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Other crime 13.8 10/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Great Meadow area has the 4th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Buckshaw & Whittle , and the 41st highest crime rate of 368 local areas in Chorley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Great Meadow (PR7 1TA) in the last 12 months was 168.4 per 1,000 residents and was 171.6% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 110.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 68.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Great Meadow (PR7 1TA), the main crime hotspot is near Great Meadow. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Great Meadow area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckshaw Hall Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Banastre Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Great Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Great Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckshaw Hall Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hall Gate Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harperley Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hall Gate Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Hall Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hall Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hall Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Banastre Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Banastre Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadfields Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harewood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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