Crime Rates at Main Square, Buckshaw Village, Chorley, PR7 7AR

Main Square area has the highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Buckshaw & Worden , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 369 local areas in South Ribble .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Main Square (PR7 7AR) in the last 12 months was 254.0 per 1,000 residents and was 179.9% higher than the Buckshaw & Worden average (90.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 95.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Main Square (PR7 7AR), the main crime hotspot is near Rose Whittle Avenue. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.