Total Crime Rate

226.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 226.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 95.1 10/10
  • Burglary 29.5 10/10
  • Other theft 19.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.4 9/10
  • Drugs 16.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 13.1 6/10
  • Public order 6.6 5/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Yeadon Grove area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Buckshaw & Whittle , and the 26th highest crime rate of 370 local areas in Chorley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Yeadon Grove (PR7 2QJ) in the last 12 months was 226.2 per 1,000 residents and was 246.6% higher than the Buckshaw & Whittle average (65.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yeadon Grove (PR7 2QJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Moss Wood Close, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Knowles Wood Drive (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Yeadon Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodford Copse —
Sep 2025Drugs Yeadon Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nab Wood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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