Total Crime Rate

104.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.0 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 104.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 27.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.0 8/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Lyons Lane area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Chorley East , and the 91st 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 Lyons Lane (PR6 0PJ) in the last 12 months was 104.8 per 1,000 residents and was 6.0% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lyons Lane (PR6 0PJ), 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 Lyons Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Lord Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Progress Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longton Street
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Moss Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brighton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Gaskell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gaskell Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Progress Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Delamere Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windermere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kilkerran Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Epping Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Charnock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowland Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Steeley Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windermere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gaskell Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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