Postcode district · Leyland
Crime in PR26
How much crime is recorded in PR26, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- South Ribble
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 31,762 (2024)
PR26Postcode district · Leyland
How safe is PR26
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in PR26, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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).
PR26National
Violence and sexual offences19.923.6
Anti-social behaviour8.110.7
Burglary5.39.1
Other theft3.54.5
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Other crime2.61.5
Shoplifting2.38.4
Public order1.84.6
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Drugs0.92.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Robbery0.31.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.