Postcode · Skelmersdale
Crime in WN8 0HS
How much crime is recorded in WN8 0HS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Upholland
- Council
- West Lancashire
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,451 (2024)
WN8 0HSSkelmersdale
How safe is WN8 0HS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 39.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WN8 0HS area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
39.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
72
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 0HSNational
Violence and sexual offences34.223.6
Anti-social behaviour14.710.7
Burglary6.49.1
Other crime5.01.5
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Drugs2.92.4
Other theft2.04.5
Public order1.94.6
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Shoplifting1.28.4
Robbery1.21.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.