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Postcode sector · Chorley

Crime in PR7 1

How much crime is recorded in PR7 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Chorley
Region
North West
Population
19,209 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PR7 1

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in PR7 1, 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
39.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
86
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).

PR7 1National
Violence and sexual offences34.023.6
Anti-social behaviour17.510.7
Burglary9.59.1
Shoplifting7.88.4
Public order6.14.6
Criminal damage and arson6.04.7
Other theft4.34.5
Drugs2.92.4
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Other crime1.51.5
Robbery1.51.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Theft from the person0.62.1
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 12% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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