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Crime in WN8 7

How much crime is recorded in WN8 7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
West Lancashire
Region
North West
Population
8,885 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WN8 7

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 12.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in WN8 7, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
12.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

WN8 7National
Violence and sexual offences8.923.6
Anti-social behaviour5.210.7
Burglary4.99.1
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Other theft2.44.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Drugs1.32.4
Public order1.34.6
Shoplifting1.28.4
Other crime0.61.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Robbery0.31.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 9% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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