Total Crime Rate
60.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
36.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Threlfall area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Buckshaw & Whittle , and the 166th highest crime rate of 368 local areas in Chorley .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Threlfall (PR7 1UY) in the last 12 months was 60.4 per 1,000 residents and was 2.6% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 36.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Threlfall (PR7 1UY), the main crime hotspot is near Long Copse. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Chorley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Farthings | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | West Way | Local resolution |
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