Total Crime Rate

244.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 244.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 67.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.3 10/10
  • Drugs 18.8 10/10
  • Public order 15.0 9/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.5 9/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

St Georges Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Chorley North West , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 370 local areas in Chorley .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Georges Street (PR7 2AB) in the last 12 months was 244.4 per 1,000 residents and was 20.4% higher than the Chorley North West average (202.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 112.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Georges Street (PR7 2AB), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 130 crimes here, including 59 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Georges Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/69)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Clifford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leigh Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Railway Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clarence Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarence Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albert Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St George'S Street —
Sep 2025Public order Clifford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Alfred'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clifford Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clifford Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clifford Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Shopping Area Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Shepherds Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Fleet Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Market Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Leigh Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Market Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Market Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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