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Crime in PR26 9

How much crime is recorded in PR26 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Chorley
Region
North West
Population
10,002 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PR26 9

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in PR26 9, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
23.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

PR26 9National
Violence and sexual offences21.023.6
Anti-social behaviour5.910.7
Other crime5.31.5
Burglary3.49.1
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Other theft1.94.5
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Public order1.04.6
Drugs0.82.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Shoplifting0.18.4
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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