Crime Rates at Briar Avenue, Euxton, Chorley, PR7 6BQ

Briar Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Croston, Mawdesley & Euxton South , and the 88th 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 Briar Avenue (PR7 6BQ) in the last 12 months was 109.7 per 1,000 residents and was 86.0% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 67.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Briar Avenue (PR7 6BQ), 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.