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Crime in PR5 8

How much crime is recorded in PR5 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Chorley
Region
North West
Population
9,748 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PR5 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 31.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in PR5 8, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
31.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
63
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).

PR5 8National
Violence and sexual offences27.323.6
Anti-social behaviour13.910.7
Burglary7.59.1
Shoplifting6.08.4
Criminal damage and arson5.84.7
Other theft2.84.5
Public order2.14.6
Other crime2.11.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Drugs1.22.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Robbery0.71.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 10% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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