Total Crime Rate

201.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 201.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 71.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 61.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.5 9/10
  • Public order 17.1 9/10
  • Burglary 13.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Railway Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Chorley East , and the 29th 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 Railway Road (PR6 0HN) in the last 12 months was 201.4 per 1,000 residents and was 80.6% higher than the Chorley East average (111.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 71.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Railway Road (PR6 0HN), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Railway Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Vicarage Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherwood Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stratford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Railway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Vicarage Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church View Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stratford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Morrison Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Railway Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Epping Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowland Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Friday Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Astley Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Astley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Astley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Astley Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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