Total Crime Rate

30.4 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 30.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • 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

Woodlark Drive area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Chorley North West , and the 105th lowest crime rate of 370 local areas in Chorley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodlark Drive (PR7 2RA) in the last 12 months was 30.4 per 1,000 residents and was 85.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodlark Drive (PR7 2RA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Butterworth Brow, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodchat Court (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Woodlark Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Butterworth Brow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Clover Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gold Finch Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gold Finch Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bow Wood Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bow Wood Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wood Lark Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodchat Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodchat Court —
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Data Sources

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