Postcode · Chorley
Crime in PR7 1JX
How much crime is recorded in PR7 1JX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chorley North
- Council
- Chorley
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,680 (2024)
PR7 1JXChorley
How safe is PR7 1JX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 42.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR7 1JX 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
42.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
72
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 1JXNational
Violence and sexual offences40.423.6
Anti-social behaviour9.810.7
Public order6.04.6
Burglary5.09.1
Shoplifting4.78.4
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Other theft3.24.5
Drugs1.22.4
Other crime1.01.5
Theft from the person0.62.1
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 65% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.