Total Crime Rate
69.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
36.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Beechwood 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 Beechwood Road (PR7 3AX) 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 Beechwood Road (PR7 3AX), the main crime hotspot is near Yarrow Gate. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 10 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Maplewood Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Yarrow Gate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Richmond Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Yarrow Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Yarrow Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Southdowns Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Furness Close | Under investigation |
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