Total Crime Rate

164.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 164.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.4 9/10
  • Public order 17.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 13.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Heapey Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Chorley East , and the 44th 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 Heapey Road (PR6 9BQ) in the last 12 months was 164.4 per 1,000 residents and was 60.7% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 75.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heapey Road (PR6 9BQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Knowley Brow, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Paradise Street (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Heapey Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Knowley Brow Under investigation
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Data Sources

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