Total Crime Rate

69.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 69.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 43.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.8 7/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Deighton Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Chorley North West , and the 145th highest crime rate of 368 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 Deighton Road (PR7 2HP) in the last 12 months was 69.7 per 1,000 residents and was 67.1% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 43.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Deighton Road (PR7 2HP), the main crime hotspot is near Mountbatten Road. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Deighton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Egerton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scawfell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bamber Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Catherine Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Catherine Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime B5251 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B5251 Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Maud Street Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Black Horse Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Black Horse Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Black Horse Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tootell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tootell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bamber Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derwent Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scawfell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ullswater Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Egerton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Egerton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Oakwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longworth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rydal Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Gillibrand Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gillibrand Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gillibrand Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gillibrand Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grasmere Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bamber Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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