Total Crime Rate

143.1 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 143.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Cowling Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Chorley East , and the 53rd highest crime rate of 370 local areas in Chorley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cowling Road (PR6 9EA) in the last 12 months was 143.1 per 1,000 residents and was 39.9% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 66.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowling Road (PR6 9EA), the main crime hotspot is near Flag Lane. Police recorded 2 crimes here, including 1 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cowling Road area

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Data Sources

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