Crime Rates at Southside, Euxton, Chorley, PR7 6AW

Southside area has the 6th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Croston, Mawdesley & Euxton South , and the 97th highest crime rate of 368 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 Southside (PR7 6AW) in the last 12 months was 100.0 per 1,000 residents and was 69.6% higher 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 Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -56.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 52.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southside (PR7 6AW), 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.