Crimes Committed Near Merlin Close, Heapey, Chorley, PR6 9BB in December 2025
Summary
Merlin Close, Heapey, Chorley, PR6 9BB is within the Chorley North East policing neighbourhood, under the Lancashire Constabulary force area.
There were 57 crimes recorded in December 2025 within 1 mile of Merlin Close, Heapey, Chorley, PR6 9BB.
Crime Level
The overall crime level in the area immediately around Merlin Close, Heapey, Chorley, PR6 9BB can be described as Medium.
In the previous 12 months for which data is available, there were 82 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: None
Burglary: Low
Criminal damage and arson: Low
Drugs: Low
Other crime: Very Low
Other theft: Low
Possession of weapons: None
Public order: Very Low
Robbery: Very Low
Shoplifting: Very Low
Theft from the person: Very Low
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 11 Anti-social behaviour crimes recorded in December 2025 within 1 mile of Merlin Close, Heapey, Chorley, PR6 9BB. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Blackburn Road |
| December 2025 | On or near Blackburn Road |
| December 2025 | On or near Coltsfoot Drive |
| December 2025 | On or near Erskine Road |
| December 2025 | On or near Erskine Road |
| December 2025 | On or near Ewell Close |
| December 2025 | On or near Montcliffe Road |
| December 2025 | On or near Northgate Drive |
| December 2025 | On or near Talbot Street |
| December 2025 | On or near Wordsworth Terrace |
| December 2025 | On or near Wordsworth Terrace |
Criminal damage and arson
These are the 2 Criminal damage and arson crimes recorded in December 2025 within 1 mile of Merlin Close, Heapey, Chorley, PR6 9BB. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Larch Avenue | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Wordsworth Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
Drugs
These are the 2 Drugs crimes recorded in December 2025 within 1 mile of Merlin Close, Heapey, Chorley, PR6 9BB. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Granville Court | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Mason Street | Local resolution |
Other theft
These are the 3 Other theft crimes recorded in December 2025 within 1 mile of Merlin Close, Heapey, Chorley, PR6 9BB. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Holcombe Grove | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Talbot Street | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Wordsworth Terrace | Under investigation |
Public order
This is the 1 Public order crime recorded in December 2025 within 1 mile of Merlin Close, Heapey, Chorley, PR6 9BB. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Mason Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
Robbery
This is the 1 Robbery crime recorded in December 2025 within 1 mile of Merlin Close, Heapey, Chorley, PR6 9BB. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Blackburn Road | Under investigation |
Theft from the person
This is the 1 Theft from the person crime recorded in December 2025 within 1 mile of Merlin Close, Heapey, Chorley, PR6 9BB. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Wordsworth Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
Vehicle crime
These are the 2 Vehicle crime crimes recorded in December 2025 within 1 mile of Merlin Close, Heapey, Chorley, PR6 9BB. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Erskine Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Larch Avenue | Under investigation |
Violence and sexual offences
These are the 33 Violence and sexual offences crimes recorded in December 2025 within 1 mile of Merlin Close, Heapey, Chorley, PR6 9BB. 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 Blackburn Road | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Erskine Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Granville Road | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Holcombe Grove | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Holcombe Grove | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near M61 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near M61 | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Mason Street | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Northgate Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Rivington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Rivington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Spring Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Sycamore Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Wordsworth Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Wordsworth Terrace | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Wordsworth Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Wordsworth Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Wordsworth Terrace | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Wordsworth Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Wordsworth Terrace | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Wordsworth Terrace | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Wordsworth Terrace | Awaiting court outcome |
| December 2025 | On or near Wordsworth Terrace | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Wordsworth Terrace | Awaiting court outcome |
| December 2025 | On or near Wordsworth Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Wordsworth Terrace | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Wordsworth Terrace | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Wordsworth Terrace | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Wordsworth Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Wordsworth Terrace | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Wordsworth Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Wordsworth Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Wordsworth Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
Other crime
This is the 1 Other crime crime recorded in December 2025 within 1 mile of Merlin Close, Heapey, Chorley, PR6 9BB. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Blackburn Road | Under investigation |
Data courtesy of police.uk. See our Data Sources page for more information.