Crime Rates at Hillside Close, Euxton, Chorley, PR7 6JB

Hillside Close 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 Hillside Close (PR7 6JB) 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 Hillside Close (PR7 6JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wigan Road, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Regency Gardens (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.