Postcode · Chorley
Crime in PR7 5NL
How much crime is recorded in PR7 5NL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Eccleston & Charnock Richard
- Council
- Chorley
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,411 (2024)
PR7 5NLChorley
How safe is PR7 5NL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 42.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR7 5NL area, 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
42.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
79
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 5NLNational
Violence and sexual offences22.823.6
Vehicle crime15.03.5
Anti-social behaviour12.910.7
Other theft9.04.5
Burglary8.29.1
Criminal damage and arson5.94.7
Shoplifting3.38.4
Drugs2.92.4
Other crime1.91.5
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Public order1.54.6
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.