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Crime in WN8 8

How much crime is recorded in WN8 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
West Lancashire
Region
North West
Population
12,746 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WN8 8

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 25.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in WN8 8, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
25.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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 8National
Violence and sexual offences19.323.6
Anti-social behaviour10.410.7
Burglary7.79.1
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Other theft3.54.5
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Public order2.74.6
Other crime1.61.5
Drugs1.42.4
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Shoplifting1.08.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 11% 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.

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