Total Crime Rate

166.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 166.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 79.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.7 9/10
  • Other theft 18.1 9/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Public order 10.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Highfield Industrial Estate area has the 13th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Chorley East , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 368 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 Highfield Industrial Estate (PR7 1QD) in the last 12 months was 166.1 per 1,000 residents and was 48.9% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -45.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 79.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield Industrial Estate (PR7 1QD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Astley Street, where police recorded 26 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.

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Crime Over Time in Highfield Industrial Estate area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Spinney 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 Astley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Astley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Astley Street
Apr 2026Public order Highfield Road South Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Astley Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Morrison Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Fern Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Erindale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Erindale Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Erindale Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Erindale Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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