Total Crime Rate

88.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 88.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 32.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.5 6/10
  • Shoplifting 23.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Preston Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Chorley East , and the 113th highest crime rate of 368 local areas in Chorley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Preston Road (PR7 1PW) in the last 12 months was 88.5 per 1,000 residents and was 20.6% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Preston Road (PR7 1PW), 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 Preston Road area

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

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