Total Crime Rate

80.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 80.2 7/10
  • Shoplifting 25.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 16.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.9 4/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Alker Street area has the 27th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Chorley North West , and the 126th 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 Alker Street (PR7 2DA) in the last 12 months was 80.2 per 1,000 residents and was 62.2% lower than the Chorley North West average (212.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alker Street (PR7 2DA), the main crime hotspot is near Market Street. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Alker Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/56)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottam Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foundry Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ashfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avondale Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avondale Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Avondale Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rylands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Collison Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fazakerley Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lorne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lorne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farrington Street —
Apr 2026Public order Fazakerley Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Elbow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Elbow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elbow Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alfred'S Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gillibrand Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alfred'S Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elbow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peel Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Peel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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