Crime Rates at Highfield Road South, Chorley, PR7 1RH

Highfield Road South area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Chorley East , and the 113th 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 Highfield Road South (PR7 1RH) in the last 12 months was 88.5 per 1,000 residents and was 20.6% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield Road South (PR7 1RH), 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.