Total Crime Rate

507.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

164.1 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 507.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 164.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 154.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 114.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 102.2 10/10
  • Public order 46.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.7 9/10
  • Other theft 21.7 10/10
  • Drugs 12.4 9/10
  • Burglary 9.3 8/10
  • Robbery 9.3 9/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Inglewhite area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Old Skelmersdale , and the 5th 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 Inglewhite (WN8 6JG) in the last 12 months was 507.7 per 1,000 residents and was 432.8% higher than the Old Skelmersdale average (95.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 164.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Inglewhite (WN8 6JG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Inglewhite (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Inglewhite area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ivybridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inglewhite Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fawcett Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Inskip Court —
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inskip Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inskip Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Inskip Court —
Apr 2026Drugs Inskip Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Inglewhite —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Inskip Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Inglewhite Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Ingram Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingram Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inskip Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Irwell Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Irwell Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Irwell Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Irwell Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Irwell Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Irwell Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inskip Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Northway Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fawcett Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingram Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ingram Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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