Total Crime Rate

142.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 142.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 91.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Dawbers Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Croston, Mawdesley & Euxton South , and the 55th 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 Dawbers Lane (PR7 6DZ) in the last 12 months was 142.9 per 1,000 residents and was 136.4% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 36.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 65.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dawbers Lane (PR7 6DZ), the main crime hotspot is near Wigan Road. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dawbers Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wigan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wigan Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fieldside Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunrobin Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dunrobin Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Anderton Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wigan Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wigan Road Local resolution
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Data Sources

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