Crimes Committed Near Preston Road, Whittle-le-Woods, Chorley, PR6 7PS in December 2025
Summary
Preston Road, Whittle-le-Woods, Chorley, PR6 7PS is within the Buckshaw & Whittle policing neighbourhood, under the Lancashire Constabulary force area.
There were 10 crimes recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Preston Road, Whittle-le-Woods, Chorley, PR6 7PS.
Crime Level
The overall crime level in the area immediately around Preston Road, Whittle-le-Woods, Chorley, PR6 7PS can be described as Medium.
In the previous 12 months for which data is available, there were 76 reported crimes per 1,000 people
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: Very Low
Burglary: None
Criminal damage and arson: Low
Drugs: Very Low
Other crime: Very Low
Other theft: Very Low
Possession of weapons: Very Low
Public order: Very Low
Robbery: None
Shoplifting: None
Theft from the person: None
Vehicle crime: Low
Violence and sexual offences: Medium
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
This is the 1 Anti-social behaviour crime recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Preston Road, Whittle-le-Woods, Chorley, PR6 7PS. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Chorley Old Road |
Criminal damage and arson
This is the 1 Criminal damage and arson crime recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Preston Road, Whittle-le-Woods, Chorley, PR6 7PS. 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 |
Other theft
This is the 1 Other theft crime recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Preston Road, Whittle-le-Woods, Chorley, PR6 7PS. 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 |
Violence and sexual offences
These are the 7 Violence and sexual offences crimes recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Preston Road, Whittle-le-Woods, Chorley, PR6 7PS. 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 Church Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Church Hill | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Church Hill | Local resolution |
| December 2025 | On or near Jubilee Close | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Jubilee Close | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Langdale Grove | Local resolution |
| December 2025 | On or near Parking Area | Under investigation |
Data courtesy of police.uk. See our Data Sources page for more information.