Total Crime Rate

101.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.0 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 101.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 54.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.6 9/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Howard 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 Howard Road (PR7 3NJ) 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 Howard Road (PR7 3NJ), 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 Howard Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longworth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Black Horse Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bamber Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bamber Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bamber Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tootell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cotswold Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Catherine Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Catherine Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotswold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime B5251 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Howard Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derwent Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotswold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B5251 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Black Horse Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Black Horse Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weldbank Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rydal Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Maud Street Offender given penalty notice
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Gloucester Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Gloucester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Douglas Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Gregory'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Gregory'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weldbank Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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