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Crime · Chorley
Reported crime in Chorley
5,207 incidents logged with the police in the past 12 months, around 111 per 1,000 residents.
Total incidents
5,207
Rate / 1,000
111
Categories
14
Months on file
12
By category
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 2,136 | 41% |
| Anti social behaviour | 1,069 | 21% |
| Criminal damage and arson | 392 | 8% |
| Shoplifting | 345 | 7% |
| Public order | 326 | 6% |
| Other theft | 263 | 5% |
| Drugs | 141 | 3% |
| Burglary | 139 | 3% |
| Vehicle crime | 126 | 2% |
| Other crime | 116 | 2% |
| Possession of weapons | 64 | 1% |
| Robbery | 40 | 1% |
| Bicycle theft | 25 | 0% |
| Theft from the person | 25 | 0% |
Category by month
| Category | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 154 | 152 | 174 | 186 | 181 | 137 | 179 | 240 | 210 | 175 | 170 | 178 | 2136 |
| Anti social behaviour | 146 | 116 | 109 | 122 | 78 | 40 | 52 | 67 | 92 | 87 | 85 | 75 | 1069 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 30 | 31 | 30 | 34 | 34 | 37 | 24 | 36 | 34 | 42 | 29 | 31 | 392 |
| Shoplifting | 15 | 15 | 22 | 24 | 34 | 33 | 35 | 30 | 23 | 49 | 43 | 22 | 345 |
| Public order | 21 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 30 | 20 | 38 | 46 | 33 | 32 | 326 |
| Other theft | 23 | 26 | 18 | 26 | 25 | 18 | 21 | 14 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 263 |
| Drugs | 13 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 141 |
| Burglary | 10 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 139 |
| Vehicle crime | 7 | 13 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 126 |
| Other crime | 6 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 116 |
| Possession of weapons | 6 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 64 |
| Robbery | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 40 | ||
| Bicycle theft | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 25 | |
| Theft from the person | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 25 | ||
| Total | 439 | 423 | 451 | 473 | 409 | 340 | 398 | 466 | 482 | 485 | 439 | 402 | 5207 |
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police.uk street-level crime for the Census neighbourhoods (LSOAs) covering Chorley, Sept 2025 to Aug 2026. The rate uses those neighbourhoods’ Census 2021 population of 46,860.