Total Crime Rate

45.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 45.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 29.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.3 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Melrose Way area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Chorley North West , and the 159th lowest crime rate of 368 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 Melrose Way (PR7 3EX) in the last 12 months was 45.7 per 1,000 residents and was 78.5% lower than the Chorley North West average (212.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 44.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 29.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melrose Way (PR7 3EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Poplar Street, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cheam Avenue (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Melrose Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Smith Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheam Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Titan Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Smith Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southdowns Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Furness Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirkstall Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornycroft Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirkstall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maplewood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirkstall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheam Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goulding Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Grime Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheam Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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