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Postcode sector · Chorley

Crime in PR6 7

How much crime is recorded in PR6 7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Chorley
Region
North West
Population
24,062 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PR6 7

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in PR6 7, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
29.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
61
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 7National
Violence and sexual offences24.823.6
Anti-social behaviour12.810.7
Shoplifting6.78.4
Burglary4.99.1
Criminal damage and arson4.84.7
Other theft3.44.5
Public order3.14.6
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Other crime1.61.5
Drugs1.52.4
Robbery1.11.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
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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