Total Crime Rate

224.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

107.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 224.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 107.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 83.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Seymour Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Chorley East , and the 24th highest crime rate of 368 local areas in Chorley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Seymour Street (PR6 0SN) in the last 12 months was 224.9 per 1,000 residents and was 101.7% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 107.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Seymour Street (PR6 0SN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brighton Street, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Valley View (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Seymour Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kilkerran Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Moss Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valley View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valley View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valley View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatham Place 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Windermere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longton Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brighton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Colyton Road East —
Apr 2026Other crime Gaskell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gaskell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gaskell Street —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Aniline Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aniline Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aniline Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aniline Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saint James'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Progress Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Progress Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Delamere Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valley View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valley View Under investigation

Data Sources

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