Postcode · Skelmersdale
Crime in WN8 9BA
How much crime is recorded in WN8 9BA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Skelmersdale South East
- Council
- West Lancashire
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,748 (2024)
WN8 9BASkelmersdale
How safe is WN8 9BA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 91.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WN8 9BA area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
91.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
168
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 9BANational
Violence and sexual offences75.123.6
Anti-social behaviour24.710.7
Criminal damage and arson16.24.7
Public order11.94.6
Burglary11.69.1
Other theft8.54.5
Vehicle crime7.33.5
Drugs7.22.4
Other crime7.01.5
Robbery2.81.4
Possession of weapons2.60.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Shoplifting0.48.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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50
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150
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.