Crime Rates at Railway Street, Chorley, PR7 2UA

Railway Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Chorley North West , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 370 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 Railway Street (PR7 2UA) in the last 12 months was 244.4 per 1,000 residents and was 20.4% higher 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 112.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Railway Street (PR7 2UA), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 130 crimes here, including 59 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.