Total Crime Rate

73.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 73.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Arley Wood Drive area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Chorley North West , and the 145th highest crime rate of 370 local areas in Chorley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Arley Wood Drive (PR7 2FS) in the last 12 months was 73.4 per 1,000 residents and was 63.8% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 22.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Arley Wood Drive (PR7 2FS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bow Wood Close, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Knowles Wood Drive (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Arley Wood Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodford Copse —
Sep 2025Drugs Yeadon Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bow Wood Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bow Wood Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Squares Wood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Folly Wood Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nab Wood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dam Wood Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keepers Wood Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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