Total Crime Rate

49.1 per 1,000 5/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· 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 49.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.5 3/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lorne Street area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Chorley North West , and the 164th lowest crime rate of 370 local areas in Chorley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lorne Street (PR7 2EB) in the last 12 months was 49.1 per 1,000 residents and was 75.8% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (β‰ˆ 10.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lorne Street (PR7 2EB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lorne Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Norris Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gilbert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lichfield Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coventry Street β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Longworth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longworth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Longworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norris Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bannister Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Coventry Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coventry Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Coventry Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gilbert Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gilbert Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gilbert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westminster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westminster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ventnor Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ventnor Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cottam Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cottam Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Fleet Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cottam Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Avondale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cheapside β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cheapside β€”
Sep 2025Public order Cheapside Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Cheapside Under investigation

Data Sources

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