Crime Rates at Lavender Grove, Chorley, PR7 3JD

Lavender Grove area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Chorley North West , and the 142nd lowest crime rate of 368 local areas in Chorley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lavender Grove (PR7 3JD) in the last 12 months was 42.0 per 1,000 residents and was 80.2% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lavender Grove (PR7 3JD), 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.