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Postcode sector · Chorley

Crime in PR6 0

How much crime is recorded in PR6 0, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Chorley
Region
North West
Population
14,218 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PR6 0

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in PR6 0, above 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
37.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
76
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).

PR6 0National
Violence and sexual offences31.223.6
Anti-social behaviour15.810.7
Burglary8.09.1
Criminal damage and arson6.14.7
Public order4.14.6
Other theft4.04.5
Shoplifting3.98.4
Drugs2.22.4
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Other crime2.11.5
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Robbery1.21.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 9% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
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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