Total Crime Rate

442.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

213.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 442.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 213.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 188.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 94.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.5 10/10
  • Drugs 29.0 10/10
  • Public order 25.4 10/10
  • Other theft 18.1 9/10
  • Burglary 14.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 10.9 5/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Woodville Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Chorley North West , and the 7th highest crime rate of 368 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 Woodville Road (PR7 1JA) in the last 12 months was 442.0 per 1,000 residents and was 108.5% higher than the Chorley North West average (212.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 213.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodville Road (PR7 1JA), the main crime hotspot is near Cannon Street. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woodville Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/47)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peel Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cannon Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fazakerley Street —
Apr 2026Public order Fazakerley Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fazakerley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fazakerley Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Street —
Apr 2026Public order Market Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Fazakerley Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Fazakerley Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Fazakerley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Fazakerley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Fazakerley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farrington Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cannon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Peel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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