Total Crime Rate

425.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

209.0 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 425.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 209.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 171.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 104.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.3 10/10
  • Other crime 22.4 10/10
  • Public order 22.4 9/10
  • Other theft 14.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.5 9/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Shoplifting 7.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Robbery 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

Hallgate area has the highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Buckshaw & Whittle , and the 9th 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 Hallgate (PR7 1XA) in the last 12 months was 425.4 per 1,000 residents and was 586.2% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -17.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 209.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hallgate (PR7 1XA), 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 Hallgate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Great Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Banastre Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Great Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hall Gate Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Hall Gate Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Hall Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Banastre Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Banastre Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hall Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harewood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Hall Gate Under investigation
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Data Sources

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