Crime Rates at Yates Street, Chorley, PR7 2JS

Yates Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Chorley North West , and the 27th highest crime rate of 368 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 Yates Street (PR7 2JS) in the last 12 months was 204.3 per 1,000 residents and was 3.6% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -9.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 111.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yates Street (PR7 2JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cotswold Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.