Crime Rates at Regiment Drive, Buckshaw Village, Chorley, PR7 7BL

Regiment Drive area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Adlington & Anderton , and the 100th lowest crime rate of 370 local areas in Chorley .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Regiment Drive (PR7 7BL) in the last 12 months was 29.4 per 1,000 residents and was 60.0% lower than the Adlington & Anderton average (73.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 13.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Regiment Drive (PR7 7BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cheshire Court, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ayrshire Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.