Postcode district · Chorley
Crime in PR7
How much crime is recorded in PR7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Chorley
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 80,897 (2024)
How safe is PR7
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in PR7, broadly in line with 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
28.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
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).
PR7National
Violence and sexual offences24.523.6
Anti-social behaviour11.910.7
Burglary5.79.1
Shoplifting4.38.4
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Public order3.24.6
Other theft3.04.5
Other crime2.01.5
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Drugs1.52.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Robbery0.81.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% 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.