Total Crime Rate

84.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 84.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Westland Place area has the 16th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Buckshaw & Whittle , and the 125th highest crime rate of 370 local areas in Chorley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westland Place (PR7 7LD) in the last 12 months was 84.7 per 1,000 residents and was 29.7% higher than the Buckshaw & Whittle average (65.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 54.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westland Place (PR7 7LD), the main crime hotspot is near Blenheim Place. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westland Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hailfax Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vincent Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hazelmere Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westland Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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