Total Crime Rate

97.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 97.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Maplewood Close area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Chorley North West , and the 106th 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 Maplewood Close (PR7 3BZ) in the last 12 months was 97.2 per 1,000 residents and was 52.1% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 140.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 46.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maplewood Close (PR7 3BZ), the main crime hotspot is near Bolton Road. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Maplewood Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Clarendon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yarrow Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheam Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Athol Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Redwood Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maplewood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sackville Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maplewood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yarrow Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Yarrow Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eldon Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bolton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bolton Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eldon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Eldon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eldon Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Avenue —
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Data Sources

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