Total Crime Rate

76.9 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 76.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.8 8/10
  • Public order 11.4 8/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Keepers Wood Way area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Chorley North West , and the 136th highest crime rate of 370 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 Keepers Wood Way (PR7 2FU) in the last 12 months was 76.9 per 1,000 residents and was 62.1% lower than the Chorley North West average (202.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (β‰ˆ 45.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Keepers Wood Way (PR7 2FU), the main crime hotspot is near Woodchat Court. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Keepers Wood Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodchat Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bow Wood Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodchat Court β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nab Wood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keepers Wood Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Clover Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harestone Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arnold Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dam Wood Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gold Finch Court β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gold Finch Court β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Folly Wood Drive β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bow Wood Close β€”

Data Sources

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