Total Crime Rate

37.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 37.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 10.2 2/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Greenside area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Croston, Mawdesley & Euxton South , and the 124th lowest crime rate of 368 local areas in Chorley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Greenside (PR7 6AR) in the last 12 months was 37.4 per 1,000 residents and was 36.6% lower than the Croston, Mawdesley & Euxton South average (59.0 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 477.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greenside (PR7 6AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Poplar Avenue, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barnside (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Greenside area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnside Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Poplar Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnside Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft St Mary'S Gate Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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