Total Crime Rate
142.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Buckshaw Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Buckshaw & Whittle , and the 56th 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 Buckshaw Avenue (PR7 7DW) in the last 12 months was 142.4 per 1,000 residents and was 118.1% higher than the Buckshaw & Whittle average (65.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Buckshaw Avenue (PR7 7DW), the main crime hotspot is near Buckshaw Avenue. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 2 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
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