Leyland Central
WardThe south of the South Ribble. About 5,235 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.1 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by ward
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Leyland Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How Leyland Central compares
Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Leyland Central safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Leyland Central at a rate of 133.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 75.7 per 1,000 people across South Ribble.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 74 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Leyland Central.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (246), shoplifting (193) and anti-social behaviour (180).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of South Ribble
These figures are published for the whole of South Ribble, not for each ward, so they describe all of South Ribble and not Leyland Central alone. See South Ribble
Leyland Central in brief
Leyland Central had 4,934 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Leyland Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Leyland Central, 92.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Leyland Central, 3.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.