Postcode · Chorley
Crime in PR7 3SE
How much crime is recorded in PR7 3SE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chorley South West
- Council
- Chorley
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,274 (2024)
PR7 3SEChorley
How safe is PR7 3SE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR7 3SE area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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 3SENational
Violence and sexual offences8.823.6
Shoplifting4.68.4
Anti-social behaviour4.310.7
Burglary3.59.1
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Other theft1.54.5
Drugs0.72.4
Public order0.64.6
Other crime0.31.5
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 7% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.