Total Crime Rate

97.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 97.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Windsor Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Adlington & Anderton , and the 107th 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 Windsor Avenue (PR7 4JS) in the last 12 months was 97.0 per 1,000 residents and was 32.3% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 52.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Windsor Avenue (PR7 4JS), 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 Windsor Avenue 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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