Total Crime Rate

50.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.5 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 50.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 17.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Drugs 1.8 1/10
  • Other theft 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Village Way area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Buckshaw & Whittle , and the 176th lowest crime rate of 368 local areas in Chorley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Village Way (PR7 7GH) in the last 12 months was 50.9 per 1,000 residents and was 17.9% lower than the Buckshaw & Whittle average (62.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 17.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Village Way (PR7 7GH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Barnes Wallis Way, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rose Whittle Avenue (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Village Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Aycliffe Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnes Wallis Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Hard Field Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plantation Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lancaster Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rose Whittle Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rose Whittle Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorset Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Barnes Wallis Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnes Wallis Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnes Wallis Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Border Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elan Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elan Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barlow Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elan Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spennymoor Close —
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Data Sources

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