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Crime in Chorley by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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2,523crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+4%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Hoghtonlowest rate14 per 1,000 a year
55.2middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Chorley (-2%), Chorley Moor (-2%) and Cowling (0%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1Clayton BrookPR5 · 5,329 residents 220.7▲ 33%violence
2CowlingPR6 · 5,793 residents 144.30%violence
3Chorley MoorPR7 · 14,196 residents 137.2▼ 2%violence
4Clayton GreenPR6 · 9,225 residents 121.8▲ 33%violence
5ChorleyPR7 · 40,351 residents 120.7▼ 2%violence
6Eaves GreenPR7 · 2,198 residents 71▲ 105%shoplifting
7Clayton-le-WoodsPR25 · 13,739 residents 67▲ 7%violence
8AdlingtonPR6 · 10,024 residents 63.4▲ 28%violence
9CoppullPR7 · 14,312 residents 62.3▲ 13%violence
10EuxtonPR7 · 23,025 residents 55.2▲ 3%violence
11WithnellPR6 · 2,625 residents 42.7▲ 8%anti-social behaviour
12Whittle le WoodsPR6 · 6,098 residents 42▼ 2%violence
13Charnock RichardPR7 · 4,738 residents 40.5▼ 4%violence
14Heath CharnockPR6 · 8,297 residents 39.5▲ 55%violence
15MawdesleyL40 · 1,563 residents 38.4–violence
16CrostonPR26 · 3,236 residents 37.1▼ 14%violence
17BrinscallPR6 · 2,625 residents 36.6▲ 33%anti-social behaviour
18EcclestonPR7 · 4,839 residents 34.7▲ 14%violence
19HoghtonPR5 · 1,995 residents 14–violence

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Chorley have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Hoghton, Eccleston, Brinscall, Croston and Mawdesley.

Which areas of Chorley have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Clayton Brook, Cowling, Chorley Moor, Clayton Green and Chorley.

Is crime going up or down in Chorley?

Across Chorley, 2,523 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 4% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.