Total Crime Rate

94.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 94.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.8 6/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Newby Drive area has the 30th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Old Skelmersdale , and the 81st highest crime rate of 328 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 Newby Drive (WN8 6PU) in the last 12 months was 94.3 per 1,000 residents and was 8.6% lower than the Old Skelmersdale average (103.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 533.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 29.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newby Drive (WN8 6PU), the main crime hotspot is near Northfield. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Newby Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Meadow Clough Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jacksdale Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northfield —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rowan Lane —
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Data Sources

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