Total Crime Rate

92.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.7 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 92.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 30.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Somerset Avenue area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Chorley East , and the 106th 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 Somerset Avenue (PR7 1RD) in the last 12 months was 92.0 per 1,000 residents and was 17.5% lower than the Chorley East average (111.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -41.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Somerset Avenue (PR7 1RD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Somerset Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Erindale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Astley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Astley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Erindale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Erindale Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Erindale Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Astley Street —
Apr 2026Public order Highfield Road South Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Astley Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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