Total Crime Rate
123.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
56.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Martlet Grove area has the 9th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Buckshaw & Whittle , and the 77th 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 Martlet Grove (PR7 7LW) in the last 12 months was 123.9 per 1,000 residents and was 99.9% 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 56.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Martlet Grove (PR7 7LW), the main crime hotspot is near Hendon Court. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Chorley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Beaufort Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chandlers Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hendon Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hendon Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hendon Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hendon Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Hendon Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chandlers Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Corsair Drive | — |
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