Postcode · Skelmersdale
Crime in WN8 9DR
How much crime is recorded in WN8 9DR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Skelmersdale South East
- Council
- West Lancashire
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,541 (2024)
WN8 9DRSkelmersdale
How safe is WN8 9DR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 48.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WN8 9DR 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
48.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
81
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 9DRNational
Violence and sexual offences42.523.6
Anti-social behaviour8.910.7
Criminal damage and arson7.34.7
Drugs4.82.4
Other crime3.81.5
Other theft3.74.5
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Public order3.44.6
Burglary2.29.1
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Robbery0.71.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 34% 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.