Total Crime Rate
126.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
62.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Amber Drive area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Chorley East , and the 73rd 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 Amber Drive (PR6 0LA) in the last 12 months was 126.6 per 1,000 residents and was 13.5% higher 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 62.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Amber Drive (PR6 0LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fell View, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Amber Drive (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Chorley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Yarrow Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Quarry Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Yarrow Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hornby Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kiln Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Yarrow Gate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Fell View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Quarry Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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