Postcode · Chorley
Crime in PR7 1HD
How much crime is recorded in PR7 1HD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chorley North
- Council
- Chorley
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,513 (2024)
PR7 1HDChorley
How safe is PR7 1HD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR7 1HD 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
39.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
96
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).
PR7 1HDNational
Violence and sexual offences30.523.6
Anti-social behaviour26.710.7
Burglary10.09.1
Criminal damage and arson7.54.7
Shoplifting6.48.4
Other theft5.44.5
Public order4.24.6
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Drugs3.02.4
Other crime2.31.5
Robbery1.81.4
Bicycle theft1.71.0
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 46% 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.