Total Crime Rate

63.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 63.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 21.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Egerton Grove area has the 18th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Buckshaw & Whittle , and the 159th 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 Egerton Grove (PR7 2HQ) in the last 12 months was 63.3 per 1,000 residents and was 2.1% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Egerton Grove (PR7 2HQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mountbatten Road, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Longworth Street (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Egerton Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Egerton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gillibrand Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Black Horse Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tootell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tootell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rylands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Maud Street Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Black Horse Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gillibrand Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ullswater Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gillibrand Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rydal Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Egerton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Egerton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Oakwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Gillibrand Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longworth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Black Horse Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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