Crime Rates at Gilbert Street, Chorley, PR7 2DX

Gilbert Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Chorley North West , and the 15th highest crime rate of 370 local areas in Chorley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gilbert Street (PR7 2DX) in the last 12 months was 296.8 per 1,000 residents and was 46.2% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 122.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gilbert Street (PR7 2DX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cotswold Road, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Longworth Street (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.