Crime Rates at Chestnut Avenue, Chorley, PR6 0JQ

Chestnut Avenue area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Chorley East , and the 173rd highest crime rate of 370 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 Chestnut Avenue (PR6 0JQ) in the last 12 months was 63.4 per 1,000 residents and was 38.0% lower than the Chorley East average (102.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chestnut Avenue (PR6 0JQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shakespeare Terrace, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Northgate Drive (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.