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Crime in L39 8

How much crime is recorded in L39 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
West Lancashire
Region
North West
Population
6,532 (2024)
Crime

How safe is L39 8

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 24.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in L39 8, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
24.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

L39 8National
Violence and sexual offences20.423.6
Anti-social behaviour11.910.7
Shoplifting10.38.4
Burglary6.69.1
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Other theft3.04.5
Public order2.74.6
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Drugs1.72.4
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Robbery0.21.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 8% 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.

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