Total Crime Rate

255.2 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 255.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 100.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.5 10/10
  • Burglary 12.6 9/10
  • Other theft 12.6 8/10
  • Public order 12.6 8/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brooke Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Chorley East , and the 21st highest crime rate of 370 local areas in Chorley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brooke Street (PR7 3BS) in the last 12 months was 255.2 per 1,000 residents and was 149.4% higher than the Chorley East average (102.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (β‰ˆ 83.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brooke Street (PR7 3BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near King Street, where police recorded 83 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clarence Street (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brooke Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clarence Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Seymour Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Princess Street β€”
Sep 2025Public order Princess Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Seymour Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gordon Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackburn Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Townley Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarence Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Townley Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Townley Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Railway Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Townley Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Athol Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Progress Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheam Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maplewood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Houghton Street Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Progress Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maplewood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eldon Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Percy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Seymour Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King Street β€”

Data Sources

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