Total Crime Rate

188.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

96.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 188.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 96.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 96.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 73.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 8/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cotswold Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Chorley North West , and the 34th 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 Cotswold Road (PR7 3HW) in the last 12 months was 188.5 per 1,000 residents and was 11.1% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -13.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 96.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cotswold Road (PR7 3HW), the main crime hotspot is near Cotswold Road. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cotswold Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Oakwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Black Horse Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotswold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weldbank Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Black Horse Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Black Horse Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weldbank Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotswold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Gregory'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derwent Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Gregory'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rangletts Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gloucester Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tootell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tootell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cotswold Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottam Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longworth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rydal Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coventry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coventry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gilbert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gilbert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Gloucester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Howard Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Catherine Street Local resolution
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Data Sources

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