Crime Rates at Preston Road, Chorley, PR7 1PZ

Preston Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Chorley East , and the 18th 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 Preston Road (PR7 1PZ) in the last 12 months was 274.9 per 1,000 residents and was 146.5% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 7.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 95.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Preston Road (PR7 1PZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lancaster Court, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Crescent (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.