Total Crime Rate

25.4 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 25.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 3/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Vale Croft area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Up Holland , and the 79th 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 Vale Croft (WN8 0BJ) in the last 12 months was 25.4 per 1,000 residents and was 59.4% lower than the Up Holland average (62.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 14.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 600.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vale Croft (WN8 0BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Carlton Avenue. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Vale Croft area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Millgreen Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Millgreen Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Stanley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Delamere Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Delamere Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millgreen Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stanley Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carlton Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carlton Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parsonage Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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