Total Crime Rate

267.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

124.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 267.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 124.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 115.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.6 10/10
  • Other theft 23.7 10/10
  • Other crime 14.8 10/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Egerton area has the 5th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Skelmersdale South , and the 12th 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 Egerton (WN8 6AD) in the last 12 months was 267.1 per 1,000 residents and was 131.0% higher than the Skelmersdale South average (115.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 124.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 74.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Egerton (WN8 6AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Egerton, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Enstone (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Egerton area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caister Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caister Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Egerton Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Egerton Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Egerton Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Egerton Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Egerton Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caister Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Caister Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Enstone Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime Egerton Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Enstone Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Enstone Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Enstone Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Enstone Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Enstone Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caister Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Wellington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Egerton Under investigation

Data Sources

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