Total Crime Rate
461.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Highfield Road North area has the highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Chorley East , and the 7th 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 Highfield Road North (PR7 1PH) in the last 12 months was 461.2 per 1,000 residents and was 350.7% higher than the Chorley East average (102.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 108 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -15.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 122 (≈ 296.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 165.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Highfield Road North (PR7 1PH), the main crime hotspot is near Lancaster Court. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Chorley East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lancaster Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Erindale | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Preston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Preston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lancaster Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Erindale | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Spinney | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Highfield Road South | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ravenhill Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ravenhill Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
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