Postcode · Chorley
Crime in PR6 7SX
How much crime is recorded in PR6 7SX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Clayton-le-Woods
- Council
- Chorley
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,299 (2024)
PR6 7SXChorley
How safe is PR6 7SX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR6 7SX 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
15.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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 7SXNational
Violence and sexual offences14.023.6
Anti-social behaviour8.910.7
Other theft6.54.5
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Shoplifting1.28.4
Drugs0.82.4
Public order0.74.6
Other crime0.51.5
Burglary0.39.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% 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.