Clayton-le-Woods
Middle areaNorth Chorley. 10,333 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 5.9 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 40% of people in Clayton-le-Woods live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Clayton-le-Woods
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Clayton-le-Woods at a rate of 64.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 77.8 per 1,000 people across Chorley.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 232 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 125 |
| Shoplifting | 117 |
| Other crime | 83 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 44 |
| Vehicle crime | 32 |
| Burglary | 12 |
| Robbery | 9 |
| Drug offences | 5 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Clayton-le-Woods compares
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Is Clayton-le-Woods safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Clayton-le-Woods at a rate of 64.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 77.8 per 1,000 people across Chorley.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 54 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Clayton-le-Woods.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (232), anti-social behaviour (125) and shoplifting (117).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Chorley
These figures are published for the whole of Chorley, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Chorley and not Clayton-le-Woods alone. See Chorley
Clayton-le-Woods in brief
The median price paid for a home in Clayton-le-Woods was £257,000 in 2025.
Clayton-le-Woods had 9,736 usual residents at the census.
About 40% of people in Clayton-le-Woods live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Clayton-le-Woods, 97.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.