Total Crime Rate

346.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

95.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 346.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 148.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 95.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.4 9/10
  • Drugs 30.4 10/10
  • Other theft 30.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Public order 15.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.6 9/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Park Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Chorley East , and the 13th highest crime rate of 368 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 Park Street (PR7 1ER) in the last 12 months was 346.0 per 1,000 residents and was 210.3% higher than the Chorley East average (111.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -23.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 95.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Street (PR7 1ER), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 156 crimes here, including 67 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Park Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/67)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Market Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Market Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Market Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cannon Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cannon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cannon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cannon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cannon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cannon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Fazakerley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Fazakerley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Fazakerley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Fazakerley Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Fazakerley Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fazakerley Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fazakerley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fazakerley Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fazakerley Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Astley Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Astley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Market Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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