Total Crime Rate

263.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 263.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 92.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 75.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.1 10/10
  • Drugs 16.7 9/10
  • Burglary 12.6 9/10
  • Other theft 12.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 12.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.6 9/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Robbery 8.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Other crime 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

Sherbourne Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Chorley East , and the 20th highest crime rate of 368 local areas in Chorley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sherbourne Street (PR6 0RW) in the last 12 months was 263.6 per 1,000 residents and was 136.4% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 75.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sherbourne Street (PR6 0RW), 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 Sherbourne Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Lord Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longton Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Steeley Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherwood Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowland Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Charnock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Epping Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kilkerran Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Delamere Place —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Progress Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Progress Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gaskell Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gaskell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Gaskell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brighton Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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