Total Crime Rate

90.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 90.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 22.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.7 5/10
  • Other crime 11.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wiltshire Grove area has the 13th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Buckshaw & Whittle , and the 107th highest crime rate of 368 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 Wiltshire Grove (PR7 7HT) in the last 12 months was 90.9 per 1,000 residents and was 46.7% higher 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 22.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wiltshire Grove (PR7 7HT), the main crime hotspot is near Rose Whittle Avenue. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wiltshire Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rose Whittle Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxford Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rose Whittle Avenue —
Apr 2026Drugs Border Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Fusiliers Close Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorset Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Aycliffe Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lancaster Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robinson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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