Total Crime Rate

38.7 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 38.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Park Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Adlington & Anderton , and the 138th 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 Park Road (PR7 4JN) in the last 12 months was 38.7 per 1,000 residents and was 47.2% 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 Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Road (PR7 4JN), the main crime hotspot is near Fairclough Place. Police recorded 21 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 Park Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fairclough Place —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Acres Field Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Windsor Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windsor Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapel Street —
Sep 2025Other crime Acres Field Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smith Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lewis Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandy Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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