Postcode · Skelmersdale
Crime in WN8 7PG
How much crime is recorded in WN8 7PG, 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
- 1,189 (2024)
WN8 7PGSkelmersdale
How safe is WN8 7PG
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 9.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WN8 7PG 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
9.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
18
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 7PGNational
Violence and sexual offences7.923.6
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Public order1.94.6
Anti-social behaviour1.710.7
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Shoplifting1.38.4
Other theft0.64.5
Drugs0.62.4
Other crime0.61.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 57% 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.