Total Crime Rate

127.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 127.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.4 9/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

St Marys Gate area has the 5th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Croston, Mawdesley & Euxton South , and the 74th 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 St Marys Gate (PR7 6AH) in the last 12 months was 127.9 per 1,000 residents and was 111.7% higher than the Croston, Mawdesley & Euxton South average (60.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -9.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 65.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 64.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Marys Gate (PR7 6AH), the main crime hotspot is near Barnside. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Croston, Mawdesley & Euxton South

Crime Over Time in St Marys Gate area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Barnside Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnside Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Barnside Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poplar Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brookside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order St Mary'S Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rose Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rose Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rose Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnside Under investigation

Data Sources

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