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

Springfield 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 Springfield Road (PR7 1JB) 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 Springfield Road (PR7 1JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fazakerley Street, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ashfield Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Springfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fazakerley Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Collison Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fazakerley Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gillibrand Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fazakerley Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avondale Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avondale Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Avondale Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peel Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Peel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foundry Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fazakerley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ashfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ashfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shaftesbury Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farrington Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Shaftesbury Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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