Total Crime Rate

442.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

213.8 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 442.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 213.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 188.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 94.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.5 10/10
  • Drugs 29.0 10/10
  • Public order 25.4 10/10
  • Other theft 18.1 9/10
  • Burglary 14.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 10.9 5/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Market Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Chorley North West , and the 7th 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 Market Street (PR7 2SL) in the last 12 months was 442.0 per 1,000 residents and was 108.5% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 213.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Street (PR7 2SL), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 156 crimes here, including 67 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Market Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/111)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St George'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alfred'S Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Cannon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cannon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cannon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cannon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cannon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cannon Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St George'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheapside —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St George'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St George'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St George'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St George'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Market Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Market Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Market Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Market Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting New Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheapside —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halliwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fazakerley Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elbow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elbow Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime Elbow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Elbow Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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