Postcode · Skelmersdale
Crime in WN8 7EB
How much crime is recorded in WN8 7EB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Parbold, Appley Bridge & Wrightington
- Council
- West Lancashire
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,268 (2024)
WN8 7EBSkelmersdale
How safe is WN8 7EB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 8.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WN8 7EB area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
8.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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 7EBNational
Anti-social behaviour8.410.7
Burglary5.79.1
Violence and sexual offences5.623.6
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Drugs2.12.4
Other theft1.74.5
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Shoplifting1.18.4
Other crime0.61.5
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 42% 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.