Total Crime Rate

112.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 112.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 54.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Duke Street area has the 21st highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Chorley North West , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 368 local areas in Chorley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Duke Street (PR7 3LZ) in the last 12 months was 112.5 per 1,000 residents and was 47.0% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 54.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Duke Street (PR7 3LZ), 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 Duke Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rydal Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Elbow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheapside —
Apr 2026Burglary Gloucester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Catherine Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lorne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lorne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Whalley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avondale Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avondale Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Avondale Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Elbow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elbow Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheapside —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gillibrand Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elbow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rangletts Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cotswold Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotswold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotswold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Peel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peel Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheapside —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Catherine Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gloucester Road —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottam Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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