Total Crime Rate
126.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
49.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Briercliffe 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 Briercliffe Road (PR6 0DF) 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 Briercliffe Road (PR6 0DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clifford Street (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Chorley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Geoffrey Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Epping Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westwell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Vicarage Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church View Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Curate Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bowland Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bowland Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Curate Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Curate Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stratford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stratford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayfield Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Morrison Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayfield Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clifford Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Vicarage Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Clifford Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifford Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sherwood Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Railway Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Railway Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifford Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Friday Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Friday Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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