Total Crime Rate

34.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · 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 34.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 4/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kings Lea area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Adlington & Anderton , and the 124th lowest 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 Kings Lea (PR7 4EN) in the last 12 months was 34.7 per 1,000 residents and was 52.7% lower than the Adlington & Anderton average (73.3 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 Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 10.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Lea (PR7 4EN), the main crime hotspot is near North Vale. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kings Lea area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Hawthorne Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heathfield —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hawthorne Court —
Sep 2025Public order Heathfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heathfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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