Postcode sector · Leyland
Crime in PR26 8
How much crime is recorded in PR26 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Chorley
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 12,799 (2024)
How safe is PR26 8
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in PR26 8, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
29.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
PR26 8National
Violence and sexual offences26.223.6
Anti-social behaviour7.210.7
Other crime4.81.5
Burglary4.49.1
Shoplifting3.48.4
Other theft2.84.5
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Public order2.34.6
Drugs1.42.4
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.