Crime Rates at Townley Street, Chorley, PR6 0BR

Townley Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Chorley East , and the 20th 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 Townley Street (PR6 0BR) in the last 12 months was 263.6 per 1,000 residents and was 136.4% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 75.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Townley Street (PR6 0BR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Aniline Street, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Northgate Drive (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.