Total Crime Rate

90.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 90.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 60.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Willow Hey area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in North Meols & Hesketh Bank , and the 80th highest crime rate of 323 local areas in West Lancashire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Willow Hey (PR4 6DN) in the last 12 months was 90.6 per 1,000 residents and was 115.7% higher than the North Meols & Hesketh Bank average (42.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 60.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 77.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willow Hey (PR4 6DN), the main crime hotspot is near Willow Hey. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Willow Hey area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Hey Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gorse Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bakers Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Beeches —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bakers Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Hey Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Hey Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Hey Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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