Postcode · Skelmersdale
Crime in WN8 6RF
How much crime is recorded in WN8 6RF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Skelmersdale Central
- Council
- West Lancashire
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,605 (2024)
WN8 6RFSkelmersdale
How safe is WN8 6RF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 44.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WN8 6RF 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
44.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
69
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 6RFNational
Violence and sexual offences38.023.6
Anti-social behaviour9.010.7
Criminal damage and arson6.34.7
Drugs3.72.4
Other crime3.51.5
Possession of weapons3.40.9
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Burglary1.79.1
Public order1.14.6
Other theft0.84.5
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.