Crime Rates at Lonsdale Drive, Croston, Leyland, PR26 9SA

Lonsdale Drive area has the 7th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Croston, Mawdesley & Euxton South , and the 96th highest crime rate of 370 local areas in Chorley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lonsdale Drive (PR26 9SA) in the last 12 months was 102.4 per 1,000 residents and was 69.4% higher than the Croston, Mawdesley & Euxton South average (60.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 34.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lonsdale Drive (PR26 9SA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Croston, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Peartree Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.