Postcode · Skelmersdale
Crime in WN8 6BE
How much crime is recorded in WN8 6BE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Skelmersdale East
- Council
- West Lancashire
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,031 (2024)
WN8 6BESkelmersdale
How safe is WN8 6BE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 53.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WN8 6BE area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
53.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
95
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 6BENational
Violence and sexual offences47.223.6
Anti-social behaviour12.710.7
Criminal damage and arson9.94.7
Other crime6.11.5
Burglary5.99.1
Other theft5.84.5
Drugs3.62.4
Public order2.44.6
Possession of weapons2.20.9
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Robbery1.01.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 43% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.