Eccleston & Charnock Richard
Middle areaSouth west Chorley. 7,539 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 28 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 50% of people in Eccleston & Charnock Richard live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Eccleston & Charnock Richard
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Eccleston & Charnock Richard at a rate of 55.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 77.8 per 1,000 people across Chorley.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 174 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 72 |
| Other crime | 59 |
| Vehicle crime | 42 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 29 |
| Burglary | 20 |
| Drug offences | 10 |
| Shoplifting | 7 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
| Robbery | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Eccleston & Charnock Richard compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Eccleston & Charnock Richard safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Eccleston & Charnock Richard at a rate of 55.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 77.8 per 1,000 people across Chorley.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 23 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Eccleston & Charnock Richard.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (174), anti-social behaviour (72) and other crime (59).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Chorley
These figures are published for the whole of Chorley, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Chorley and not Eccleston & Charnock Richard alone. See Chorley
Eccleston & Charnock Richard in brief
The median price paid for a home in Eccleston & Charnock Richard was £276,000 in 2025.
Eccleston & Charnock Richard had 7,562 usual residents at the census.
About 50% of people in Eccleston & Charnock Richard live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Eccleston & Charnock Richard, 91.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.