Postcode · Chorley
Crime in PR7 5AW
How much crime is recorded in PR7 5AW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Coppull
- Council
- Chorley
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,792 (2024)
PR7 5AWChorley
How safe is PR7 5AW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR7 5AW area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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 5AWNational
Violence and sexual offences24.523.6
Anti-social behaviour7.410.7
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Public order2.64.6
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Other theft1.24.5
Drugs1.02.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Other crime0.31.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 18% 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.