Total Crime Rate

255.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 255.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 75.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 43.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.9 10/10
  • Other theft 15.9 9/10
  • Public order 15.9 9/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Other crime 8.0 9/10
  • Robbery 8.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Water Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Chorley East , and the 22nd 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 Water Street (PR7 1EX) in the last 12 months was 255.0 per 1,000 residents and was 149.2% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 67.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Water Street (PR7 1EX), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Water Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ravenhill Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hollinshead Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Arley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bengal Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellington Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellington Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Astley Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Astley Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Old Bridge Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Old Bridge Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Bridge Way —
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ravenhill Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highfield Road South —
Sep 2025Public order Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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