Total Crime Rate

412.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

175.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 412.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 175.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 118.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 65.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.3 10/10
  • Public order 53.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.8 10/10
  • Other theft 28.1 10/10
  • Other crime 15.6 10/10
  • Drugs 9.4 8/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Chorley North West , and the 10th highest crime rate of 368 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 Bolton Street (PR7 3DL) in the last 12 months was 412.5 per 1,000 residents and was 94.5% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 175.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bolton Street (PR7 3DL), the main crime hotspot is near Bus/Coach Station. Police recorded 87 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bolton Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheapside
Apr 2026Other crime Elbow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Elbow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beacon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elbow Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elbow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Goring Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beacon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St George'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Whalley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Street
Apr 2026Public order Market Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheapside
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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