Crime Rates at Brown Street, Chorley, PR6 0BA

Brown Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Chorley East , and the 51st highest crime rate of 368 local areas in Chorley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brown Street (PR6 0BA) in the last 12 months was 152.0 per 1,000 residents and was 36.3% higher than the Chorley East average (111.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. 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 17 (≈ 68.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brown Street (PR6 0BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brighton Street, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heald Street (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.