Postcode · Skelmersdale
Crime in WN8 6JS
How much crime is recorded in WN8 6JS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Skelmersdale Central
- Council
- West Lancashire
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,367 (2024)
WN8 6JSSkelmersdale
How safe is WN8 6JS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 33.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WN8 6JS 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
33.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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 6JSNational
Violence and sexual offences25.423.6
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Anti-social behaviour4.710.7
Burglary3.59.1
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Other theft2.34.5
Possession of weapons2.20.9
Drugs2.12.4
Public order1.94.6
Robbery1.21.4
Other crime1.21.5
Shoplifting0.58.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.