Total Crime Rate
40.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kirkstall Close 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 Kirkstall Close (PR7 3JW) 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 Kirkstall Close (PR7 3JW), the main crime hotspot is near Sumner Close. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Chorley North West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sumner Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shireburn Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shireburn Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shireburn Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pilling Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thurstan Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Leyland Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sumner Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sumner Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Duxbury Manor Way | — |
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