Total Crime Rate

135.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 135.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Brookwood Way area has the 7th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Buckshaw & Whittle , and the 64th 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 Brookwood Way (PR7 7NF) in the last 12 months was 135.7 per 1,000 residents and was 107.9% higher than the Buckshaw & Whittle average (65.3 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 50.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brookwood Way (PR7 7NF), the main crime hotspot is near Hendon Court. Police recorded 20 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 Brookwood Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Corsair Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belfry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vincent Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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