Postcode · Chorley
Crime in PR7 5BJ
How much crime is recorded in PR7 5BJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Coppull
- Council
- Chorley
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,557 (2024)
PR7 5BJChorley
How safe is PR7 5BJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR7 5BJ area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
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 5BJNational
Violence and sexual offences20.023.6
Anti-social behaviour13.210.7
Burglary4.09.1
Shoplifting3.28.4
Public order2.84.6
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Other theft2.34.5
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Other crime0.11.5
Drugs0.12.4
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.