Crime Rate in Chorley South West, ward

Chorley South West has the 6th highest crime rate of 14 wards in Chorley district and the 2999th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 258th highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Chorley South West in the last 12 months was 75.6 per 1,000 residents and was 9.1% lower than the Chorley district average (83.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Chorley South West’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 254 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 5 cases , down -16.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 71.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -29.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 274 (≈ 30.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Chorley South West ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Petrol Station, with 51 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Woodchat Court (12 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.