Total Crime Rate

463.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

151.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 463.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 170.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 151.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 136.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 92.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.5 9/10
  • Public order 14.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.6 9/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Moor Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Chorley North West , and the 5th highest crime rate of 368 local areas in Chorley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Moor Road (PR7 2NU) in the last 12 months was 463.4 per 1,000 residents and was 118.6% higher than the Chorley North West average (212.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 151.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 47.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moor Road (PR7 2NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thirlmere Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Moor Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Buttermere Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ullswater Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moor Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scawfell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scawfell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calder Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Douglas Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derwent Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Long Meadow Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Long Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bamber Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bamber Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bamber Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Green Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Green Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lakeland Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime Green Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lakeland Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lakeland Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lakeland Gardens —
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Data Sources

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