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Crime in PR6 7AD

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

Neighbourhood
Chorley North
Council
Chorley
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,320 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PR6 7AD

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR6 7AD area, 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
30.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
67
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 7ADNational
Violence and sexual offences23.923.6
Burglary14.49.1
Anti-social behaviour12.610.7
Shoplifting8.08.4
Public order4.54.6
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Other theft3.14.5
Other crime2.41.5
Drugs1.82.4
Robbery1.51.4
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 24% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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