Total Crime Rate

188.5 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 188.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 103.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Cotswold Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Chorley North West , and the 34th 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 Cotswold Road (PR7 3HW) in the last 12 months was 188.5 per 1,000 residents and was 7.1% lower than the Chorley North West average (202.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 28.6% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (β‰ˆ 73.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cotswold Road (PR7 3HW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cotswold Road, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Longworth Street (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cotswold Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brindle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Coventry Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Firemans Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cottam Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gilbert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gilbert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gilbert Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gilbert Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coventry Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotswold Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Coventry Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coventry Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Gregory'S Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Gregory'S Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Weldbank Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lichfield Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Weldbank Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Cottam Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cottam Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Weldbank Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longworth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Howard Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tootell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ventnor Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ventnor Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Longworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Longworth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Norris Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Court Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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