Crime Rates at Wright Street, Chorley, PR6 0SJ

Wright Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Chorley East , and the 44th 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 Wright Street (PR6 0SJ) in the last 12 months was 160.7 per 1,000 residents and was 44.1% higher than the Chorley East average (111.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 75.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wright Street (PR6 0SJ), 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.