Clayton West & Cuerden
WardNorth Chorley. About 9,331 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 5.6 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by ward
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 33% of people in Clayton West & Cuerden live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How Clayton West & Cuerden compares
Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Clayton West & Cuerden safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Clayton West & Cuerden at a rate of 66.2 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, 49 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Clayton West & Cuerden.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (207), shoplifting (115) and anti-social behaviour (110).
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 ward, so they describe all of Chorley and not Clayton West & Cuerden alone. See Chorley
Clayton West & Cuerden in brief
Clayton West & Cuerden had 8,726 usual residents at the census.
About 33% of people in Clayton West & Cuerden live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Clayton West & Cuerden, 97.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Clayton West & Cuerden, 1.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.