Postcode · Skelmersdale
Crime in WN8 9BD
How much crime is recorded in WN8 9BD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Skelmersdale South East
- Council
- West Lancashire
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,369 (2024)
WN8 9BDSkelmersdale
How safe is WN8 9BD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 30.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WN8 9BD 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
30.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
66
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 9BDNational
Violence and sexual offences22.523.6
Anti-social behaviour8.510.7
Other theft6.84.5
Public order5.94.6
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Burglary4.49.1
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Drugs3.92.4
Other crime3.11.5
Shoplifting2.38.4
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Robbery0.61.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 40% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.