Postcode · Skelmersdale
Crime in WN8 8NF
How much crime is recorded in WN8 8NF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Skelmersdale West
- Council
- West Lancashire
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,614 (2024)
WN8 8NFSkelmersdale
How safe is WN8 8NF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WN8 8NF area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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 8NFNational
Violence and sexual offences14.023.6
Burglary6.89.1
Anti-social behaviour5.710.7
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Other theft4.24.5
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Public order2.34.6
Other crime2.01.5
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Drugs0.92.4
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 32% 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.