Postcode · Chorley
Crime in PR6 8AF
How much crime is recorded in PR6 8AF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Whittle-le-Woods & Anglezarke
- Council
- Chorley
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,828 (2024)
PR6 8AFChorley
How safe is PR6 8AF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 10.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR6 8AF area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
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 8AFNational
Anti-social behaviour10.810.7
Violence and sexual offences8.423.6
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Drugs2.02.4
Other theft1.94.5
Public order1.74.6
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Burglary1.29.1
Other crime1.21.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.