Crime Rates at Smithills Close, Chorley, PR6 0EG

Smithills Close area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Chorley East , and the 160th lowest 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 Smithills Close (PR6 0EG) in the last 12 months was 46.1 per 1,000 residents and was 58.7% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smithills Close (PR6 0EG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nab Road, where police recorded 20 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.