Total Crime Rate

130.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 130.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 50.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.2 7/10
  • Public order 15.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Burglary 5.0 6/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Cheapside area has the 15th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Chorley North West , and the 68th highest crime rate of 368 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 Cheapside (PR7 2EX) in the last 12 months was 130.7 per 1,000 residents and was 38.4% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 50.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cheapside (PR7 2EX), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 101 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cheapside area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/85)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheapside —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elbow Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fazakerley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fazakerley Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fazakerley Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Market Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Market Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halliwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beacon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beacon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Elbow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Elbow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elbow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Market Street Awaiting court outcome
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Walk —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Walk Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Walk Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gillibrand Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fazakerley Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Market Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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