Total Crime Rate

461.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 461.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 262.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 94.7 10/10
  • Public order 29.1 10/10
  • Other theft 19.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Other crime 12.1 10/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 7/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Preston Road area has the highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Chorley East , and the 7th highest crime rate of 370 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 Preston Road (PR6 7AX) in the last 12 months was 461.2 per 1,000 residents and was 350.7% higher 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 108 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -15.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 122 (≈ 296.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 165.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Preston Road (PR6 7AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Preston Road, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Spinney (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Preston Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order The Spinney Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Temple Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Temple Way —
Sep 2025Burglary Preston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Preston Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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