Total Crime Rate

52.4 per 1,000 5/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 52.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 4/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Froom Street area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Chorley East , and the 171st lowest crime rate of 370 local areas in Chorley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Froom Street (PR6 0AN) in the last 12 months was 52.4 per 1,000 residents and was 48.8% lower than the Chorley East average (102.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (β‰ˆ 28.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Froom Street (PR6 0AN), the main crime hotspot is near Heald Street. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Froom Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heald Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Talbot Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Heald Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heald Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Temperance Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Temperance Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Colyton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs St James Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Froom Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heald Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pennine Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pennine Road β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Talbot Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chatham Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aniline Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Russell Court β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Aniline Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Causeway Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Mill Terrace β€”

Data Sources

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