Total Crime Rate

144.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 144.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 51.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Other theft 11.3 8/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Arnold Place area has the 14th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Chorley North West , and the 53rd 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 Arnold Place (PR7 2NH) in the last 12 months was 144.5 per 1,000 residents and was 31.9% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 51.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Arnold Place (PR7 2NH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lakeland Gardens, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clover Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Arnold Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lydgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lakeland Gardens —
Apr 2026Other crime Green Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Green Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Green Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lakeland Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Long Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Brancker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lakeland Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Long Meadow Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lakeland Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clover Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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