Total Crime Rate
330.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
180.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Victoria Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Chorley North West , and the 15th highest crime rate of 368 local areas in Chorley .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Victoria Street (PR7 2TX) in the last 12 months was 330.8 per 1,000 residents and was 56.0% 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 180.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Victoria Street (PR7 2TX), 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.
View Crime In Chorley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Goring Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cannon Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cannon Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cannon Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cannon Street | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St George'S Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Cannon Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St George'S Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Percy Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bus/Coach Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St George'S Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Fazakerley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Fazakerley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Fazakerley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Back Fazakerley Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St George'S Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cannon Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cheapside | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sherwood Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Market Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alfred'S Court | Awaiting court outcome |
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