Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Chorley South West
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 4.33 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 4.33 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Chorley South West
Crime trends · Chorley South West
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
11
YoY -45%
ASB
3
YoY -73%
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY stable
Burglary
1
YoY -75%
Criminal damage
0
YoY -100%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
4 of 5 key categories improving
29
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Chorley South West
Ethnicity
Total residents: 9,011
White Brit.92.0%
Other White3.1%
+ other · 4.8%
Religion
Total residents: 9,011
Christian58.4%
No religion33.5%
Not answered6.1%
Muslim1.2%
+ other · 0.8%
Age groups
Total residents: 9,012
50–6420.6%
35–4920.3%
25–3414.0%
10–158.7%
65–748.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.1%
Households
Total households: 3,761
Other19.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.4%
Any member 66+10.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.1%
