Postcode · Chorley
Crime in PR6 8RU
How much crime is recorded in PR6 8RU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Brindle & Withnell
- Council
- Chorley
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,320 (2024)
PR6 8RUChorley
How safe is PR6 8RU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR6 8RU area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
24
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 8RUNational
Violence and sexual offences11.523.6
Burglary5.09.1
Anti-social behaviour3.810.7
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Other theft1.94.5
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Public order1.34.6
Other crime1.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 32% 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.