Crime Rates at Howard Road, Chorley, PR7 3NJ

Howard Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Chorley North West , and the 124th highest crime rate of 370 local areas in Chorley .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Howard Road (PR7 3NJ) in the last 12 months was 85.7 per 1,000 residents and was 57.8% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howard Road (PR7 3NJ), 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.