Total Crime Rate

104.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 104.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 38.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.7 7/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Shoplifting 6.3 4/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle 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

Willow Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Chorley East , and the 92nd 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 Willow Road (PR6 0JA) in the last 12 months was 104.4 per 1,000 residents and was 6.4% lower than the Chorley East average (111.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 38.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willow Road (PR6 0JA), the main crime hotspot is near Wordsworth Terrace. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Willow Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northgate Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mason Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences M61 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Erskine Road 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 2026Other theft Coltsfoot Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coltsfoot Drive 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 2026Other crime Vicarage Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Vicarage Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nab Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nab Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larch Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northgate Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northgate Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Northgate Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northgate Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marlborough Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coltsfoot Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nab Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nab Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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