Postcode · Chorley
Crime in PR7 3FR
How much crime is recorded in PR7 3FR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chorley Town & South
- Council
- Chorley
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,357 (2024)
PR7 3FRChorley
How safe is PR7 3FR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR7 3FR 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
17.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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 3FRNational
Violence and sexual offences15.223.6
Anti-social behaviour9.610.7
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Burglary2.89.1
Other theft1.84.5
Public order1.74.6
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Drugs0.62.4
Other crime0.51.5
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.