Total Crime Rate

208.0 per 1,000 9/10 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 208.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 72.0 10/10
  • Burglary 12.0 9/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Ashby Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Chorley North West , and the 30th highest crime rate of 370 local areas in Chorley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashby Street (PR7 3EB) in the last 12 months was 208.0 per 1,000 residents and was 2.5% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (β‰ˆ 112.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashby Street (PR7 3EB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ashby Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Poplar Street β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Percy Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Percy Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Percy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Poplar Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Poplar Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Poplar Street β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leigh Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Leigh Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leigh Row β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goring Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pilling Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sumner Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarence Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Princess Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheam Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Sumner Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Sumner Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brindle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Princess Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Duke Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Duke Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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