Total Crime Rate

182.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 182.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.6 10/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St James Place area has the 11th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Chorley East , and the 39th highest crime rate of 370 local areas in Chorley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around St James Place (PR6 0NA) in the last 12 months was 182.5 per 1,000 residents and was 78.3% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 80.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James Place (PR6 0NA), 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 St James Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Croft Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heald Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Saint James'S Place —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Saint James'S Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saint James'S Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Meakin Court Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs St James Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Saint James'S Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Limbrick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Heald Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Limbrick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chatham Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fell View —
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 Brownley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Amber Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heald Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saint James'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heald Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southport Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Athol Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Clarendon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brighton Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brighton Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brighton Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brighton Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brighton Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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