Total Crime Rate

40.3 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 40.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • 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
  • 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

Lighthurst Lane area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Chorley North West , and the 144th 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 Lighthurst Lane (PR7 3EQ) in the last 12 months was 40.3 per 1,000 residents and was 80.1% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lighthurst Lane (PR7 3EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Weldbank Street. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lighthurst Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Weldbank Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Weldbank Street —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Weldbank Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pilling Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Leyland Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sumner Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Sumner Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sumner Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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