Crime Rate in Chorley South East & Heath Charnock, ward

Chorley South East & Heath Charnock has the 5th highest crime rate of 14 wards in Chorley district and the 2839th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 245th highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Chorley South East & Heath Charnock in the last 12 months was 78.4 per 1,000 residents and was 5.8% lower than the Chorley district average (83.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Chorley South East & Heath Charnock’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 271 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 7 cases , up 133.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -38.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 325 (≈ 32.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Chorley South East & Heath Charnock ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.