Postcode · Skelmersdale
Crime in WN8 9JS
How much crime is recorded in WN8 9JS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Skelmersdale East
- Council
- West Lancashire
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,369 (2024)
WN8 9JSSkelmersdale
How safe is WN8 9JS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WN8 9JS area, 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
22.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
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 9JSNational
Violence and sexual offences18.023.6
Anti-social behaviour14.710.7
Criminal damage and arson5.94.7
Other theft5.44.5
Drugs5.02.4
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Public order1.64.6
Burglary1.39.1
Robbery0.81.4
Other crime0.71.5
Theft from the person0.72.1
Shoplifting0.18.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 33% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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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.