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

Silvester Road 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 Silvester Road (PR7 3LY) 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 Silvester Road (PR7 3LY), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Silvester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rangletts Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Whalley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Ashby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheapside —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheapside —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheapside —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alfred'S Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beacon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lorne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lorne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oxford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Avondale Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avondale Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avondale Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alfred'S Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Elbow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coventry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coventry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peel Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gilbert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gilbert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottam Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Peel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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