Crime Rates at Edgefield, Chorley, PR7 1XH

Edgefield area has the 11th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Buckshaw & Whittle , and the 94th highest crime rate of 368 local areas in Chorley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Edgefield (PR7 1XH) in the last 12 months was 104.0 per 1,000 residents and was 67.8% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 57.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edgefield (PR7 1XH), the main crime hotspot is near Dutch Barn Close. Police recorded 166 crimes here, including 123 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.