Postcode · Skelmersdale
Crime in WN8 6RY
How much crime is recorded in WN8 6RY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Skelmersdale East
- Council
- West Lancashire
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,917 (2024)
WN8 6RYSkelmersdale
How safe is WN8 6RY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 25.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WN8 6RY area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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 6RYNational
Violence and sexual offences20.623.6
Anti-social behaviour7.810.7
Burglary5.39.1
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Other theft3.34.5
Public order3.04.6
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Other crime1.11.5
Drugs0.82.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% 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.