Total Crime Rate
185.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Moor 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 Moor Road (PR7 2LN) 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 areaβs 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 (β 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 Moor Road (PR7 2LN), 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.
View Crime In Chorley North West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Howard Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Weldbank Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Longworth Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Longworth Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Longworth Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ventnor Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ventnor Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tootell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cottage Fields | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cottage Fields | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cottage Fields | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Firemans Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bamber Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bamber Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Douglas Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Taylor Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Scawfell Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Grisedale Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Moor Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cotswold Road | Awaiting court outcome |
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