Crime Rates at Derwent Road, Chorley, PR7 2JR

Derwent Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Chorley North West , and the 37th highest crime rate of 370 local areas in Chorley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Derwent Road (PR7 2JR) in the last 12 months was 185.8 per 1,000 residents and was 8.5% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 83.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Derwent Road (PR7 2JR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Longworth Street (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.