Total Crime Rate

293.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 293.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 97.7 10/10
  • Other theft 19.5 9/10
  • Drugs 15.6 9/10
  • Public order 15.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sherwood Place area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Chorley East , and the 16th highest crime rate of 370 local areas in Chorley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sherwood Place (PR6 0BW) in the last 12 months was 293.0 per 1,000 residents and was 186.3% higher 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 121.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sherwood Place (PR6 0BW), the main crime hotspot is near Bus/Coach Station. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sherwood Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Arley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clifford Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shepherds Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Friday Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Friday Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Byron Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clifford Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clifford Street —
Sep 2025Public order Clifford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Russell Square —
Sep 2025Public order Clifford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albert Street —
Sep 2025Robbery Shepherds Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Houghton Street Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Delamere Place —
Sep 2025Burglary Delamere Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Delamere Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Mackenzle Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gordon Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Progress Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Progress Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Railway Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mayfield Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Primrose Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stratford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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