Total Crime Rate
178.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Roe Hey Drive area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Coppull , and the 40th highest crime rate of 370 local areas in Chorley .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Roe Hey Drive (PR7 4PU) in the last 12 months was 178.4 per 1,000 residents and was 172.5% higher than the Coppull average (65.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 29.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 600.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 62.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Roe Hey Drive (PR7 4PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Chestnuts, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Poplar Drive (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Coppull| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Poplar Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Roe Hey Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Alder Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Goose Green Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Goose Green Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Poplar Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | New Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Roe Hey Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Roe Hey Drive | Under investigation |
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