Total Crime Rate

126.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 126.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 62.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Burglary 1.8 1/10
  • Drugs 1.8 1/10
  • Other theft 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Amber 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.

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Crime Over Time in Amber Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yarrow Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Quarry Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yarrow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hornby Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kiln Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yarrow Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Fell View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Quarry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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