Total Crime Rate
8.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chorley Road area has the lowest crime rate of 2 local areas in Westhoughton North & Hunger Hill , and the 6th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Bolton .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Chorley Road (BL5 3PD) in the last 12 months was 8.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1413.0% higher than the Westhoughton North & Hunger Hill average (0.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -96.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
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