Total Crime Rate

126.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 126.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 49.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.6 9/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Robbery 6.6 8/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Westwell Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Chorley East , and the 75th highest crime rate of 368 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 Westwell Road (PR6 0DD) in the last 12 months was 126.3 per 1,000 residents and was 13.2% higher than the Chorley East average (111.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -26.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 49.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westwell Road (PR6 0DD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westwell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowland Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Erskine Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Erskine Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Erskine Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foster Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Geoffrey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Curate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Curate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Vicarage Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Epping Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stratford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church View Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stratford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherwood Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Railway Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Railway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Erskine Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Vicarage Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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