Total Crime Rate

108.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 108.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 67.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.2 8/10
  • Robbery 15.0 9/10
  • Other crime 7.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ash Grove area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Chorley North West , and the 89th highest 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 Ash Grove (PR7 3HZ) in the last 12 months was 108.6 per 1,000 residents and was 48.8% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 67.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ash Grove (PR7 3HZ), the main crime hotspot is near Cotswold Road. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ash Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotswold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gloucester Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotswold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Gregory'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Gregory'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weldbank Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Pilling Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weldbank Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cotswold Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rangletts Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Gloucester Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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