Total Crime Rate
25.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Limes Avenue area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Croston, Mawdesley & Euxton South , and the 85th lowest crime rate of 368 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 Limes Avenue (PR7 6BJ) in the last 12 months was 25.4 per 1,000 residents and was 56.9% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 325.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Limes Avenue (PR7 6BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Poplar Avenue. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Euxton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rose Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Springfield Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Poplar Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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