Total Crime Rate

168.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 168.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.3 9/10
  • Burglary 11.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Cemetery View area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Adlington & Anderton , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 370 local areas in Chorley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cemetery View (PR7 4HQ) in the last 12 months was 168.6 per 1,000 residents and was 129.9% higher than the Adlington & Anderton average (73.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -23.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 69.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cemetery View (PR7 4HQ), the main crime hotspot is near Walton Street. Police recorded 16 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 Cemetery View area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapel Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smith Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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