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Crime Rates in Chorley, local authority district

Crime Rate

88.5

Low 4/10

Last updated: 09.10.2024

Annual total crime rate in Chorley, (local authority district) is 88.5 crimes per thousand resident population. This can be rated as 4 out of 10 or low crime level compared to other boroughs/local authority districts in England and Wales.

Crime rates in Chorley (local authority district) by type

Violence and sexual offences 31.3 5/10

Anti-social behaviour 26.4 8/10

Criminal damage and arson 6.6 4/10

Other theft 5.54 3/10

Shoplifting 3.99 3/10

Public order 3.34 2/10

Burglary 3.13 4/10

Vehicle crime 2.9 3/10

Other crime 2.23 6/10

Drugs 1.25 2/10

Possession of weapons 0.629 3/10

Bicycle theft 0.45 2/10

Robbery 0.45 2/10

Theft from the person 0.306 1/10

Data source: data.police.uk

Sept 2023 - Aug 2024

Above are annual crime rates in Chorley (local authority district) by crime type.

The figures in black represent the number of crimes of a certain type per thousand resident population in Chorley (local authority district).

The figures in grey indicate the relative ratings of Chorley (local authority district) for a specific crime type compared to other boroughs/local authority districts in England and Wales.

Higher ratings correspond to higher crime rates.

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Historical crime rates in Chorley (local authority district) and North West (region)

Number of crimes per 1000 resident population

Chorley
LAD
North West
region

Data source: data.police.uk

Crime rate ratings in Chorley (local authority district)

Higher ratings correspond to higher crime rates.

Horizontal: area ratings based on annual total crime rate per 1000 resident population.

Vertical: number of areas

Data source: data.police.uk

Annual total crime rates in local authority districts of Chorley (local authority district)

Ward name	Crime Rate
1. Euxton	48.1 low
2. Eccleston, Heskin & Charnock Richard	50.8 low
3. Chorley North East	56.1 low
4. Buckshaw & Whittle	56.7 low
5. Coppull	57.8 low
6. Adlington & Anderton	61.9 low
7. Clayton West & Cuerden	64.7 low
8. Croston, Mawdesley & Euxton South	71.1 low
9. Chorley South West	100 low
10. Chorley North & Astley	103 low
11. Clayton East, Brindle & Hoghton	106 low
12. Chorley East	126 medium
13. Chorley South East & Heath Charnock	164 medium
14. Chorley North West	188 medium

*annual total crimes per 1000 resident population

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Data source: data.police.uk

Sept 2023 - Aug 2024

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