Total Crime Rate

43.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 43.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Appley Lane North area has the 8th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Rural North East , and the 144th lowest crime rate of 328 local areas in West Lancashire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Appley Lane North (WN6 9DY) in the last 12 months was 43.3 per 1,000 residents and was 9.1% higher than the Rural North East average (39.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Appley Lane North (WN6 9DY), the main crime hotspot is near Appley Lane North. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Appley Lane North area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Appley Lane North Under investigation
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Data Sources

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