Postcode · Chorley
Crime in PR7 2SL
How much crime is recorded in PR7 2SL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chorley Town & South
- Council
- Chorley
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,836 (2024)
PR7 2SLChorley
How safe is PR7 2SL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR7 2SL 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
39.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
87
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 2SLNational
Violence and sexual offences32.623.6
Anti-social behaviour20.310.7
Burglary16.29.1
Criminal damage and arson7.74.7
Public order6.84.6
Other theft4.34.5
Drugs3.92.4
Shoplifting2.38.4
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Other crime1.31.5
Theft from the person1.12.1
Robbery0.31.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% 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.