Total Crime Rate

66.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 66.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 41.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Other theft 1.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Penwell Fold area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Skelmersdale South , and the 120th highest crime rate of 323 local areas in West Lancashire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Penwell Fold (WN8 6BQ) in the last 12 months was 66.7 per 1,000 residents and was 42.3% lower 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 41.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penwell Fold (WN8 6BQ), the main crime hotspot is near Penwell Fold. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Penwell Fold area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrier Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Wellington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hobberley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stannanought Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cornbrook Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cornbrook Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cornbrook —
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Data Sources

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