Motorcycle Anti-social Behaviour, Juvinile Nuisance, Organised Crime Gang Drug activity, Prolific Shoplifting.

Chorley Police and Chorley Council hold monthly Guardians meetings in an attempt to tackle antisocial behaviour (ASB) within Chorley. These meetings help to prevent further issues, get support for young people, or take action against them if they do not engage
Officers engage with young people, break down barriers, and work to improve their trust with the Police. ASB has reduced in the Chorley area with youth home visits and youth arrests, but we have seen a rise in the area of Clayton Brook. A day of action has taken place in this area, and further high visibility patrols will continue.

Chorley has seen a rise in motorcycle ASB with many incidents reported in the area of Buttermere, Birkacre, Pall Mall, Healey Nab, Eaves Lane, Clayton Brook and Whittle. Our Neighbourhood Policing teams have been working hard to tackle the issue. Some ways we do this is by home visits to the suspects with the housing provider. We also use a public survey called Lancashire Talking to engage with the public.

Over the past year, officers have executed a number of drug warrants at various addresses across the Chorley area. These warrants have been executed, and inside large, sophisticated cannabis farms have been located. Multiple arrests have been made at these addresses.

PCSOs work with our retail sector, going shop to shop handing out posters and leaflets about theft with a QR code to report the crime. Officers have given crime prevention advice to staff members, been on foot patrol in and around stores, and use the town centre CCTV radio link to report and observe suspects. Following our engagement, many stores have since upgraded their CCTV and employed a Security Guard.