Total Crime Rate

23.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 23.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.6 6/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.4 1/10
  • 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
  • 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

Lancaster Street area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Coppull , and the 79th lowest crime rate of 370 local areas in Chorley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lancaster Street (PR7 4QB) in the last 12 months was 23.8 per 1,000 residents and was 63.6% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lancaster Street (PR7 4QB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Chestnuts, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Longfield Avenue (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lancaster Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Chantry Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goose Green Avenue
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goose Green Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roe Hey Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roe Hey Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roe Hey Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson New Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Poplar Drive
Sep 2025Burglary Poplar Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Alder Grove Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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