Postcode · Skelmersdale
Crime in WN8 6UP
How much crime is recorded in WN8 6UP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Skelmersdale Ashurst
- Council
- West Lancashire
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,770 (2024)
WN8 6UPSkelmersdale
How safe is WN8 6UP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 23.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WN8 6UP area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
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 6UPNational
Violence and sexual offences19.223.6
Anti-social behaviour19.010.7
Burglary6.99.1
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Other theft3.04.5
Public order3.04.6
Drugs2.42.4
Other crime1.71.5
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Shoplifting0.58.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 7% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.