Postcode · Chorley
Crime in PR6 0BS
How much crime is recorded in PR6 0BS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chorley East
- Council
- Chorley
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,443 (2024)
PR6 0BSChorley
How safe is PR6 0BS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR6 0BS area, well 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
21.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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 0BSNational
Violence and sexual offences17.423.6
Anti-social behaviour13.510.7
Other theft5.34.5
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Public order4.04.6
Burglary3.09.1
Other crime1.51.5
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Robbery1.01.4
Drugs1.02.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 18% 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.