Total Crime Rate

456.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

318.0 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 456.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 318.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 284.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 75.2 10/10
  • Public order 31.6 10/10
  • Other theft 26.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.0 9/10
  • Drugs 9.7 8/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Highfield Road North area has the highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Chorley East , and the 6th 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 Highfield Road North (PR7 1PH) in the last 12 months was 456.3 per 1,000 residents and was 309.2% higher than the Chorley East average (111.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 117 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 131 (≈ 318.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield Road North (PR7 1PH), the main crime hotspot is near The Crescent. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Highfield Road North area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Spinney Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Highfield Road South Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Erindale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Erindale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Erindale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Erindale Under investigation
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Data Sources

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