Crime Rates at Cross Swords Close, Chorley, PR7 2NX

Cross Swords Close area has the 19th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Chorley North West , and the 84th 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 Cross Swords Close (PR7 2NX) in the last 12 months was 116.6 per 1,000 residents and was 42.5% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 62.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cross Swords Close (PR7 2NX), 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.