Postcode · Skelmersdale
Crime in WN8 8DS
How much crime is recorded in WN8 8DS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Skelmersdale West
- Council
- West Lancashire
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,654 (2024)
WN8 8DSSkelmersdale
How safe is WN8 8DS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 45.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WN8 8DS area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
45.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
91
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 8DSNational
Violence and sexual offences38.823.6
Anti-social behaviour19.910.7
Criminal damage and arson9.54.7
Public order6.14.6
Burglary4.79.1
Other theft3.94.5
Other crime3.11.5
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Drugs2.02.4
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Shoplifting0.88.4
Robbery0.51.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.