Crime Rates at St Josephs Place, Chorley, PR6 0NE

St Josephs Place area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Chorley East , and the 145th 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 St Josephs Place (PR6 0NE) in the last 12 months was 73.4 per 1,000 residents and was 28.3% lower than the Chorley East average (102.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Josephs Place (PR6 0NE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westwell Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.