Postcode · Chorley
Crime in PR6 0LF
How much crime is recorded in PR6 0LF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chorley East
- Council
- Chorley
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,794 (2024)
PR6 0LFChorley
How safe is PR6 0LF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR6 0LF area, 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
37.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
75
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 0LFNational
Violence and sexual offences33.923.6
Anti-social behaviour15.710.7
Criminal damage and arson8.34.7
Public order5.04.6
Other theft4.24.5
Other crime2.01.5
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Burglary1.69.1
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Drugs0.92.4
Shoplifting0.98.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.