Total Crime Rate

80.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 80.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 14.6 3/10
  • Burglary 10.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.9 3/10
  • Shoplifting 7.3 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chiltern Avenue area has the 11th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Croston, Mawdesley & Euxton South , and the 127th 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 Chiltern Avenue (PR7 6NU) in the last 12 months was 80.0 per 1,000 residents and was 35.7% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chiltern Avenue (PR7 6NU), the main crime hotspot is near Balshaw House Gardens. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chiltern Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Talbot Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grasmere Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Regents Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balshaw House Gardens —
Apr 2026Burglary Balshaw Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Balshaw Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Talbot Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Talbot Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Talbot Row Under investigation
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Data Sources

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