Crime Rates at Lime Grove, Chorley, PR7 3JA

Lime 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 Lime Grove (PR7 3JA) 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 Lime Grove (PR7 3JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Gregory'S Place, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rangletts Avenue (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.