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Crime in PR6 9AF

How much crime is recorded in PR6 9AF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Chorley North
Council
Chorley
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
2,418 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PR6 9AF

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR6 9AF area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
40.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
68
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 9AFNational
Violence and sexual offences35.823.6
Anti-social behaviour12.310.7
Criminal damage and arson6.84.7
Burglary6.59.1
Other theft2.64.5
Public order1.64.6
Other crime1.51.5
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Shoplifting1.08.4
Drugs0.92.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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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.

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