Crime Rates at Harpers Lane, Chorley, PR6 0HP

Harpers Lane area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Chorley East , and the 101st 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 Harpers Lane (PR6 0HP) in the last 12 months was 97.9 per 1,000 residents and was 12.2% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 9.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 36.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harpers Lane (PR6 0HP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 67 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wordsworth Terrace (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.