Crime Rates at Sharrock Street, Buckshaw Village, Chorley, PR7 7ES

Sharrock Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Buckshaw & Whittle , and the 46th highest crime rate of 370 local areas in Chorley .

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 Sharrock Street (PR7 7ES) in the last 12 months was 162.4 per 1,000 residents and was 148.8% higher than the Buckshaw & Whittle average (65.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 25.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sharrock Street (PR7 7ES), 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.