Lea & Larches ward · Preston. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
Homes rented privately: 13% here, compared with 22% across Preston (9.8 percentage points lower).
A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Homes rented from a council or housing association: 25% here, compared with 18% across Preston (7 percentage points higher).
The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 25.1% here, compared with 31.7% across Preston (6.6 percentage points lower).
Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for Lea & Larches ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
662 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 611 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Lea & Larches ward · mapped crimes
Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: 45 mapped crimes in September 2024; 54 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Lea & Larches
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
45
14
October 2024
47
22
November 2024
60
15
December 2024
58
14
January 2025
46
17
February 2025
31
19
March 2025
44
17
April 2025
61
40
May 2025
49
41
June 2025
43
23
July 2025
83
23
August 2025
44
24
September 2025
45
22
October 2025
53
34
November 2025
43
12
December 2025
37
23
January 2026
47
11
February 2026
53
5
March 2026
69
9
April 2026
69
13
May 2026
73
10
June 2026
50
16
July 2026
69
13
August 2026
54
22
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Lea & Larches
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
345
criminal damage arson
85
other theft
52
public order
39
burglary
34
vehicle crime
27
other crime
21
shoplifting
19
drugs
14
possession of weapons
10
bicycle theft
9
robbery
6
theft from the person
1
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
