Postcode · Skelmersdale
Crime in WN8 6EB
How much crime is recorded in WN8 6EB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Skelmersdale East
- Council
- West Lancashire
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,507 (2024)
WN8 6EBSkelmersdale
How safe is WN8 6EB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 33.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WN8 6EB area, broadly in line with 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
33.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
61
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 6EBNational
Violence and sexual offences24.723.6
Burglary14.49.1
Anti-social behaviour11.010.7
Criminal damage and arson6.94.7
Drugs4.52.4
Robbery2.11.4
Public order1.94.6
Other crime1.51.5
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Other theft1.24.5
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% 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.