Total Crime Rate

106.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 106.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Border Drive area has the 7th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Adlington & Anderton , and the 91st 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 Border Drive (PR7 7HG) in the last 12 months was 106.4 per 1,000 residents and was 45.1% higher than the Adlington & Anderton average (73.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 34.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Border Drive (PR7 7HG), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Border Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Rose Whittle Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ayrshire Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wiltshire Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Border Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rose Whittle Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dorset Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Border Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ayrshire Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marine Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regiment Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bishopton Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carpenters Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regiment Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coopers Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rose Whittle Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rose Whittle Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rose Whittle Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fusiliers Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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