Total Crime Rate

103.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 103.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Somerset Avenue area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Chorley East , and the 94th highest crime rate of 370 local areas in Chorley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Somerset Avenue (PR7 1RD) in the last 12 months was 103.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1.1% higher than the Chorley East average (102.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Somerset Avenue (PR7 1RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Erindale, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Astley Street (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Somerset Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hollinshead Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Astley Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Astley Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellington Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellington Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highfield Road South —
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Bengal Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ravenhill Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Erindale Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Erindale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ravenhill Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Further investigation is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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