Total Crime Rate

60.8 per 1,000 6/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 60.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.6 7/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cottage Fields area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Chorley North West , and the 180th highest crime rate of 370 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 Cottage Fields (PR7 3QE) in the last 12 months was 60.8 per 1,000 residents and was 70.1% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (β‰ˆ 27.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cottage Fields (PR7 3QE), the main crime hotspot is near St Gregory'S Place. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cottage Fields area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Douglas Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Howard Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Gregory'S Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Gregory'S Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Weldbank Lane β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stonyhurst Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stonyhurst Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Firemans Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Weldbank Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Weldbank Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cottage Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Cottage Fields Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cottage Fields β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Weldbank Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Burgh Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bamber Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bamber Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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