Crime Rates at Whittam Road, Chorley, PR7 3LJ

Whittam Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Chorley North West , and the 96th highest crime rate of 368 local areas in Chorley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whittam Road (PR7 3LJ) in the last 12 months was 101.6 per 1,000 residents and was 52.1% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 54.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whittam Road (PR7 3LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cotswold Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.