Total Crime Rate

1088.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

367.1 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 1088.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 367.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 341.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 215.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 151.9 10/10
  • Public order 145.6 10/10
  • Other theft 88.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 76.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 25.3 10/10
  • Drugs 19.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Firbeck area has the highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Old Skelmersdale , and the 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 Firbeck (WN8 6PN) in the last 12 months was 1088.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1042.4% higher than the Old Skelmersdale average (95.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 367.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Firbeck (WN8 6PN), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 136 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Firbeck area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferndale Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hallcroft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fenney Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ferndale —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Firbeck —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferndale Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Firbeck Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferndale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferndale Offender given a caution
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Data Sources

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