Total Crime Rate

84.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 84.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 29.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.5 8/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Worthy Street area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Chorley East , and the 120th highest crime rate of 368 local areas in Chorley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Worthy Street (PR6 0NH) in the last 12 months was 84.1 per 1,000 residents and was 24.6% lower than the Chorley East average (111.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 29.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Worthy Street (PR6 0NH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brighton Street, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heald Street (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Worthy Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maplewood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gaskell Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saint James'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Meakin Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meakin Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meakin Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windermere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longton Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brighton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Gaskell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gaskell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windermere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Richmond Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Progress Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kilkerran Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Progress Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Charnock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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