Total Crime Rate

142.4 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 142.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.6 10/10
  • Public order 20.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 20.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.8 5/10
  • Burglary 10.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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

Shannon Close 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 Shannon Close (PR7 7HF) 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 Shannon Close (PR7 7HF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Barnes Wallis Way, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hendon Court (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Shannon Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Corsair Drive 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
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Data Sources

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