Total Crime Rate

232.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 232.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 121.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 60.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.9 9/10
  • Other theft 14.3 9/10
  • Other crime 10.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Queensway area has the highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Chorley North East , and the 23rd 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 Queensway (PR6 8QQ) in the last 12 months was 232.1 per 1,000 residents and was 449.1% higher than the Chorley North East average (42.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -26.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 60.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queensway (PR6 8QQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Queensway, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Railway Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Queensway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson School Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Urban View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Railway Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Railway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Urban View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Urban View Under investigation
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Data Sources

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