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Crime in PR7 3BF

How much crime is recorded in PR7 3BF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Chorley Town & South
Council
Chorley
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
2,139 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PR7 3BF

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR7 3BF area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
18.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 3BFNational
Violence and sexual offences15.423.6
Anti-social behaviour5.910.7
Burglary2.09.1
Other theft1.94.5
Other crime1.81.5
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Public order1.44.6
Drugs0.72.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Shoplifting0.68.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Robbery0.11.4
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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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