Total Crime Rate

17.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 17.4 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Blackburn Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Chorley East , and the 55th lowest crime rate of 370 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 Blackburn Road (PR6 8TP) in the last 12 months was 17.4 per 1,000 residents and was 83.0% lower than the Chorley East average (102.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackburn Road (PR6 8TP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gorse Close, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blackburn Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Blackburn Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blackburn Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackburn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gorse Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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