Total Crime Rate

69.6 per 1,000 6/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 69.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cuerden Street area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Chorley East , and the 152nd highest crime rate of 370 local areas in Chorley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cuerden Street (PR6 0LE) in the last 12 months was 69.6 per 1,000 residents and was 32.0% 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (β‰ˆ 29.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cuerden Street (PR6 0LE), the main crime hotspot is near Heald Street. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cuerden Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brownley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Saint James'S Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brighton Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brighton Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brighton Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brighton Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brighton Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brighton Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Southport Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southport Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sackville Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heald Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heald Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heald Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Saint James'S Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Temperance Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saint James'S Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saint James'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Meakin Court Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs St James Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Saint James'S Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Croft Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Limbrick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Limbrick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fell View β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fell View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brownley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brownley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Temperance Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Heald Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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