Total Crime Rate

187.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 187.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 69.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 34.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Barnes Wallis Way area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Buckshaw & Whittle , and the 35th 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 Barnes Wallis Way (PR7 7JA) in the last 12 months was 187.5 per 1,000 residents and was 202.5% higher than the Buckshaw & Whittle average (62.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 54.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 69.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barnes Wallis Way (PR7 7JA), 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 Barnes Wallis Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elan Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robinson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lancaster Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Aycliffe Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ordnance Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elan Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elan Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnes Wallis Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barlow Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnes Wallis Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Barnes Wallis Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnes Wallis Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rose Whittle Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rose Whittle Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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