Postcode · Chorley
Crime in PR6 9AL
How much crime is recorded in PR6 9AL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chorley East
- Council
- Chorley
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,470 (2024)
PR6 9ALChorley
How safe is PR6 9AL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 42.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR6 9AL area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
42.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
71
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 9ALNational
Violence and sexual offences34.023.6
Anti-social behaviour13.710.7
Burglary8.99.1
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Public order3.44.6
Possession of weapons2.20.9
Other theft2.24.5
Drugs1.72.4
Other crime1.51.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.