Postcode district · Skelmersdale
Crime in WN8
How much crime is recorded in WN8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- West Lancashire
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 54,068 (2024)
WN8Postcode district · Skelmersdale
How safe is WN8
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 27.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in WN8, below 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
27.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
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).
WN8National
Violence and sexual offences21.623.6
Anti-social behaviour9.810.7
Burglary6.59.1
Criminal damage and arson5.14.7
Other theft3.24.5
Public order2.84.6
Shoplifting2.68.4
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Drugs2.12.4
Other crime1.91.5
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Robbery0.81.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.