Postcode · Chorley
Crime in PR7 3HT
How much crime is recorded in PR7 3HT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chorley Town & South
- Council
- Chorley
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,018 (2024)
PR7 3HTChorley
How safe is PR7 3HT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 55.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR7 3HT area, well 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
55.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
97
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 3HTNational
Violence and sexual offences46.223.6
Anti-social behaviour15.610.7
Burglary12.99.1
Criminal damage and arson7.74.7
Other theft6.74.5
Public order5.04.6
Other crime4.71.5
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Robbery1.21.4
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Shoplifting0.78.4
Drugs0.62.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.