Total Crime Rate

115.6 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 115.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.2 7/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Hamilton Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Chorley North West , and the 86th 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 Hamilton Road (PR7 2DL) in the last 12 months was 115.6 per 1,000 residents and was 43.0% lower than the Chorley North West average (202.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 50.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hamilton Road (PR7 2DL), the main crime hotspot is near Market Street. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hamilton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Norris Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Alfred'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gilbert Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gilbert Street
Sep 2025Public order Coventry Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coventry Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Coventry Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coventry Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westminster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Foundry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norris Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bannister Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lichfield Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bank Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bank Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Regent Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gilbert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gilbert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westminster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Fleet Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Avondale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cottam Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Market Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Market Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheapside Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Market Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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