Total Crime Rate

162.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 162.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.5 9/10
  • Other theft 35.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 25.4 7/10
  • Other crime 15.2 10/10
  • Public order 15.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.2 3/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bishopton Crescent area has the 4th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Buckshaw & Whittle , and the 46th 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 Bishopton Crescent (PR7 7GA) in the last 12 months was 162.4 per 1,000 residents and was 148.8% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 25.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bishopton Crescent (PR7 7GA), the main crime hotspot is near Barnes Wallis Way. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bishopton Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Lancaster Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bishopton Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wiltshire Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dorset Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ayrshire Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ayrshire Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnes Wallis Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Barnes Wallis Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Border Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Border Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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