Total Crime Rate
3.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Carrington Road area has the lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Adlington & Anderton , and the 5th lowest crime rate of 370 local areas in Chorley .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Carrington Road (PR7 4RN) in the last 12 months was 3.6 per 1,000 residents and was 95.1% lower than the Adlington & Anderton average (73.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Carrington Road (PR7 4RN), 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.
View Crime In Adlington & Anderton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fairclough Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Windsor Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chapel Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Windsor Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Smith Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Acres Field Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Acres Field Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandy Lane | Under investigation |
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