Crimes Committed Near Birchin Lane, Whittle-le-Woods, Chorley, PR6 7NL in December 2025
Summary
Birchin Lane, Whittle-le-Woods, Chorley, PR6 7NL is within the Buckshaw & Whittle policing neighbourhood, under the Lancashire Constabulary force area.
There were 14 crimes recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Birchin Lane, Whittle-le-Woods, Chorley, PR6 7NL.
Crime Level
The overall crime level in the area immediately around Birchin Lane, Whittle-le-Woods, Chorley, PR6 7NL can be described as Low.
In the previous 12 months for which data is available, there were 37 reported crimes per 1,000 people - a low level when compared with other statistical areas.
This crime level rating is based on crimes in the Lower level Super Output Area (LSOA) that this postcode is within, whereas the crime map and the list of crimes shown below is based on a straight-line distance instead. Care should be taken when comparing rural to urban areas as even if crimes per 1,000 people are similar, the crimes will be geographically more spread out in rural areas and the LSOA will be a larger area.
Levels By Category
Anti-social behaviour: Medium
Bicycle theft: None
Burglary: None
Criminal damage and arson: Low
Drugs: None
Other crime: None
Other theft: Very Low
Possession of weapons: None
Public order: Very Low
Robbery: None
Shoplifting: None
Theft from the person: None
Vehicle crime: Low
Violence and sexual offences: Low
List of Crimes Nearby
You are viewing crimes during December 2025. This is the most recent month for which data is currently available. Our data is updated monthly, although there is always a slight lag in receiving data from the police forces around the country.
Anti-social behaviour
These are the 4 Anti-social behaviour crimes recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Birchin Lane, Whittle-le-Woods, Chorley, PR6 7NL. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Ashdown Drive |
| December 2025 | On or near Chorley Old Road |
| December 2025 | On or near Clover Field |
| December 2025 | On or near Fiddler'S Lane |
Criminal damage and arson
These are the 2 Criminal damage and arson crimes recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Birchin Lane, Whittle-le-Woods, Chorley, PR6 7NL. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Back Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Brownley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
Drugs
This is the 1 Drugs crime recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Birchin Lane, Whittle-le-Woods, Chorley, PR6 7NL. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Birchin Lane | Under investigation |
Other theft
This is the 1 Other theft crime recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Birchin Lane, Whittle-le-Woods, Chorley, PR6 7NL. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Lord Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
Vehicle crime
This is the 1 Vehicle crime crime recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Birchin Lane, Whittle-le-Woods, Chorley, PR6 7NL. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near The Elms | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
Violence and sexual offences
These are the 5 Violence and sexual offences crimes recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Birchin Lane, Whittle-le-Woods, Chorley, PR6 7NL. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
Note: We receive many queries about splitting sexual and violent crimes into distinct categories. Unfortunately, we do not have the data to do so and discuss this further on our Frequently Asked Questions page here.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Burghley Close | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Burghley Close | Local resolution |
| December 2025 | On or near Parking Area | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near The Elms | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Whittle Hills Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
Data courtesy of police.uk. See our Data Sources page for more information.