Total Crime Rate

119.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 119.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.0 6/10
  • Burglary 17.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Chequer Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Up Holland , and the 60th highest crime rate of 328 local areas in West Lancashire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chequer Lane (WN8 0DE) in the last 12 months was 119.7 per 1,000 residents and was 91.0% higher than the Up Holland average (62.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 30.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chequer Lane (WN8 0DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Danbers, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Darfield (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chequer Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Ravenhead Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Danbers Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Miners View Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chequer Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Miners View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Miners View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Danbers Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Danbers —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Miners View Under investigation
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Data Sources

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