Postcode · Chorley
Crime in PR6 7JA
How much crime is recorded in PR6 7JA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Whittle-le-Woods & Anglezarke
- Council
- Chorley
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,693 (2024)
PR6 7JAChorley
How safe is PR6 7JA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR6 7JA area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 7JANational
Violence and sexual offences13.123.6
Anti-social behaviour9.610.7
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Other theft2.04.5
Burglary1.49.1
Public order0.84.6
Other crime0.51.5
Drugs0.52.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 50% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.