Total Crime Rate

58.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 58.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.3 5/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Leeson Avenue area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Croston, Mawdesley & Euxton South , and the 181st lowest crime rate of 370 local areas in Chorley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leeson Avenue (PR7 5NB) in the last 12 months was 58.0 per 1,000 residents and was 4.1% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 104.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leeson Avenue (PR7 5NB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Leeson Avenue, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Lane (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Leeson Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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