Total Crime Rate

274.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

95.6 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 274.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 95.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 55.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.9 9/10
  • Public order 15.9 9/10
  • Burglary 12.0 9/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Park 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 Park Road (PR7 1QY) 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 Park Road (PR7 1QY), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Park Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Astley Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Astley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Astley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Astley Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Highfield Road South Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Erindale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Morrison Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Erindale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Erindale Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Erindale Under investigation
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Data Sources

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