Postcode · Leyland
Crime in PR26 9SB
How much crime is recorded in PR26 9SB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Croston & Mawdesley
- Council
- Chorley
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,537 (2024)
PR26 9SBLeyland
How safe is PR26 9SB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR26 9SB area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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 9SBNational
Violence and sexual offences11.223.6
Anti-social behaviour8.010.7
Burglary5.49.1
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Other theft1.84.5
Other crime1.51.5
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Public order0.74.6
Drugs0.42.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.