Total Crime Rate

66.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 66.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 29.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.9 6/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Claytongate area has the 10th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Coppull , and the 156th highest crime rate of 368 local areas in Chorley .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Claytongate (PR7 4PS) in the last 12 months was 66.4 per 1,000 residents and was 13.6% higher than the Coppull average (58.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 29.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Claytongate (PR7 4PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near New Road, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alder Grove (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Claytongate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chancery Close —
Apr 2026Public order The Chestnuts Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coppull Hall Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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