Total Crime Rate

255.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 255.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 100.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.9 10/10
  • Public order 17.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 12.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Firbeck area has the 5th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Old Skelmersdale , and the 15th 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 Firbeck (WN8 6PW) in the last 12 months was 255.5 per 1,000 residents and was 147.7% higher 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 108.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Firbeck (WN8 6PW), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 126 crimes here, including 26 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 (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Firbeck —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Firbeck Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Firbeck Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Houghton'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferndale Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Firbeck —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hallcroft Offender given a caution
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Data Sources

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