Chorley North East vs Darwen South

Chorley North East has a safety score of 66/100 (Safe) and recorded 263 crimes in the last 12 months. Darwen South has a safety score of 19/100 (High Crime) with 700 crimes. Chorley North East scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Chorley North East shows a year-on-year crime trend of -10.2% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Darwen South shows +16.1% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Chorley North East, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Anti-Social Behaviour (108 incidents). In Darwen South, it is Violent Crime (264 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Chorley North East recorded 108 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Darwen South recorded 166. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Chorley North East totalled 74 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 264 in Darwen South. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Chorley North East recorded 293 crimes (now 263, a change of -10.2%). Darwen South recorded 603 crimes previously (now 700, +16.1%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Chorley North East has a resolution rate of 0% and Darwen South has 27.4%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Chorley North East falls within the Lancashire Constabulary boundary. Darwen South is covered by Lancashire Constabulary. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Chorley North East and Darwen South. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.