Total Crime Rate
9.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
4.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026School Lane area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Chorley North East , and the 21st lowest crime rate of 368 local areas in Chorley .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around School Lane (PR6 8PS) in the last 12 months was 9.5 per 1,000 residents and was 77.6% lower than the Chorley North East average (42.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around School Lane (PR6 8PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Queensway, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Urban View (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Chorley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Urban View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Urban View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | School Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Urban View | Under investigation |
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