Total Crime Rate

474.6 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 474.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 239.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 123.2 10/10
  • Drugs 29.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.1 9/10
  • Other theft 18.1 9/10
  • Burglary 14.5 9/10
  • Other crime 10.9 10/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 3/10
  • Theft from the person 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Springfield Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Chorley North West , and the 5th 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 Springfield Road (PR7 1JB) in the last 12 months was 474.6 per 1,000 residents and was 133.9% higher than the Chorley North West average (202.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -64.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 250.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Springfield Road (PR7 1JB), the main crime hotspot is near Foundry Street. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Springfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Avondale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harrington Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westminster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westminster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Foundry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farrington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Regent Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parkside Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bank Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bank Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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