Crime Rates at Carpenters Close, Buckshaw Village, Chorley, PR7 7FB

Carpenters Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Buckshaw & Whittle , and the 38th 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 Carpenters Close (PR7 7FB) in the last 12 months was 184.0 per 1,000 residents and was 181.8% 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 77.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carpenters Close (PR7 7FB), the main crime hotspot is near Rose Whittle Avenue. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.