Total Crime Rate
281.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Highfield Industrial Estate area has the 4th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Chorley East , and the 19th 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 Industrial Estate (PR7 1QD) in the last 12 months was 281.6 per 1,000 residents and was 175.2% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 130.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Highfield Industrial Estate (PR7 1QD), 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Bridge Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Old Bridge Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellington Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellington Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Highfield Road South | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Astley Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Astley Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Old Bridge Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lancaster Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lancaster Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Beaconsfield Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Beaconsfield Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Beaconsfield Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaconsfield Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaconsfield Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Spinney | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaconsfield Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Garfield Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Garfield Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Erindale | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Erindale | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shakespeare Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shakespeare Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Crescent | Under investigation |
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