Postcode · Chorley
Crime in PR7 6DF
How much crime is recorded in PR7 6DF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Euxton
- Council
- Chorley
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,236 (2024)
PR7 6DFChorley
How safe is PR7 6DF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 9.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR7 6DF area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
9.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
19
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 6DFNational
Violence and sexual offences7.823.6
Anti-social behaviour3.710.7
Other theft2.04.5
Drugs1.92.4
Burglary1.69.1
Criminal damage and arson1.24.7
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Shoplifting0.38.4
Other crime0.21.5
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.