Postcode · Skelmersdale
Crime in WN8 6ST
How much crime is recorded in WN8 6ST, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Skelmersdale Ashurst
- Council
- West Lancashire
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,000 (2024)
WN8 6STSkelmersdale
How safe is WN8 6ST
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WN8 6ST area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 6STNational
Violence and sexual offences14.923.6
Anti-social behaviour6.510.7
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Burglary2.39.1
Other crime1.81.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Other theft1.64.5
Public order1.04.6
Drugs0.22.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.