Crime Rates at Knowles Street, Chorley, PR7 2LQ

Knowles Street area has the 24th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Chorley North West , and the 110th highest crime rate of 370 local areas in Chorley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Knowles Street (PR7 2LQ) in the last 12 months was 95.4 per 1,000 residents and was 53.0% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 42.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knowles Street (PR7 2LQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cotswold Road, where police recorded 36 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.