Crap Towns / Chorley / Crime

How much crime is there in Chorley?

The police recorded 91.0 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Chorley from September 2023 to August 2026, 19% higher than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 46.6. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 96.3, up from 95.0 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	95.0	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	81.8	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	96.3	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	46.6	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	8.9	7.0
Shoplifting	7.7	7.1
Public order	6.3	6.6
Other theft	6.0	5.4
Burglary	3.6	3.1
Vehicle crime	3.5	3.8
Other crime	2.7	2.0
Drugs	2.5	2.4
Possession of weapons	1.2	0.8
Robbery	0.8	0.6
Bicycle theft	0.7	0.5
Theft from the person	0.6	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Blackrod	7.7 km	96.7
Horwich	8.8 km	96.7
Chorley	–	91.0
Appley Bridge	9.6 km	89.5
Shevington	9.9 km	89.5
Standish	7.5 km	89.5
Leyland	6.4 km	73.8
Bamber Bridge	9.0 km	69.1
Coppull	4.3 km	41.4
Adlington	4.4 km	40.5
Euxton	3.1 km	35.8
The typical town	–	76.2