Postcode · Skelmersdale
Crime in WN8 0DB
How much crime is recorded in WN8 0DB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Upholland
- Council
- West Lancashire
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,621 (2024)
WN8 0DBSkelmersdale
How safe is WN8 0DB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 6.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WN8 0DB area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 1 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
1/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
6.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
13
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
WN8 0DBNational
Burglary12.09.1
Violence and sexual offences4.123.6
Anti-social behaviour2.110.7
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Drugs0.92.4
Public order0.84.6
Other theft0.74.5
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Other crime0.51.5
Robbery0.31.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
2
5
8
10
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.