Crime Rates at Scawfell Road, Chorley, PR7 2JP

Scawfell Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Chorley North West , and the 6th 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 Scawfell Road (PR7 2JP) in the last 12 months was 463.4 per 1,000 residents and was 128.4% 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 Shoplifting with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 102.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scawfell Road (PR7 2JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Moor Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.