Total Crime Rate

12.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · 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 12.2 1/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.1 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Howe Grove area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Buckshaw & Whittle , and the 36th lowest 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 Howe Grove (PR7 2QB) in the last 12 months was 12.2 per 1,000 residents and was 81.4% lower than the Buckshaw & Whittle average (65.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2023. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howe Grove (PR7 2QB), the main crime hotspot is near Mountbatten Road. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Howe Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Yeadon Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nab Wood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Folly Wood Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Squares Wood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Isleworth Drive Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Isleworth Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mountbatten Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mountbatten Road —
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Data Sources

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