Total Crime Rate

274.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

95.6 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 274.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 95.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 55.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.9 9/10
  • Public order 15.9 9/10
  • Burglary 12.0 9/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Victoria Terrace area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Chorley East , and the 18th 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 Victoria Terrace (PR6 7AA) in the last 12 months was 274.9 per 1,000 residents and was 146.5% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 7.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 95.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Terrace (PR6 7AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 67 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wordsworth Terrace (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Vicarage Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Vicarage Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Morrison Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Railway Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church View Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Railway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Road Local resolution
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Data Sources

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