Total Crime Rate

68.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 68.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 34.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Broadfields area has the 16th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Buckshaw & Whittle , and the 150th highest crime rate of 368 local areas in Chorley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Broadfields (PR7 1XT) in the last 12 months was 68.7 per 1,000 residents and was 10.8% higher than the Buckshaw & Whittle average (62.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 34.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broadfields (PR7 1XT), 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 Broadfields area

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

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