Total Crime Rate

130.6 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 130.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Crook Street area has the 17th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Chorley North West , and the 68th 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 Crook Street (PR7 2LX) in the last 12 months was 130.6 per 1,000 residents and was 35.6% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (β‰ˆ 67.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crook Street (PR7 2LX), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Crook Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Douglas Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Squares Wood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bamber Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Taylor Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Scawfell Road β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Grisedale Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moor Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thirlmere Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crook Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crook Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thirlmere Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ennerdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ennerdale Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ennerdale Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ennerdale Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ennerdale Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thirlmere Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bamber Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lakeland Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Liptrott Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lakeland Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Green Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hallwood Road β€”

Data Sources

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