Total Crime Rate

69.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 69.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 36.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Bolton Road area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Chorley North West , and the 144th highest crime rate of 368 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 Bolton Road (PR7 3AU) in the last 12 months was 69.7 per 1,000 residents and was 67.1% lower 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 36.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bolton Road (PR7 3AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near King Street, where police recorded 74 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Yarrow Gate (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bolton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jackson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goulding Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Percy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yarrow Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southdowns Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Smith Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Smith Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Titan Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Pilling Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Furness Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maplewood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheam Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheam Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Grime Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheam Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs King Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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