Postcode · Skelmersdale
Crime in WN8 8ND
How much crime is recorded in WN8 8ND, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Skelmersdale Central
- Council
- West Lancashire
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,561 (2024)
WN8 8NDSkelmersdale
How safe is WN8 8ND
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 29.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WN8 8ND area, broadly in line with 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
29.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
55
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 8NDNational
Violence and sexual offences19.023.6
Burglary15.29.1
Anti-social behaviour7.410.7
Criminal damage and arson5.44.7
Other theft5.34.5
Vehicle crime5.33.5
Public order2.84.6
Drugs2.22.4
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Shoplifting0.98.4
Other crime0.91.5
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 5% 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.