Total Crime Rate

93.2 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

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 93.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.5 7/10
  • Other theft 9.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.2 8/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Robbery 6.2 7/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Seymour Street area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Chorley East , and the 115th highest crime rate of 370 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 Seymour Street (PR6 0RN) in the last 12 months was 93.2 per 1,000 residents and was 8.9% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (β‰ˆ 55.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Seymour Street (PR6 0RN), 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 Seymour Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Heald Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Clarendon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Eldon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eldon Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Delamere Place β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Delamere Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Delamere Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gordon Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackburn Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Progress Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Progress Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Seymour Street β€”
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Seymour Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Seymour Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Temperance Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eldon Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Temperance Street Under investigation
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 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 Eldon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Mackenzle Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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