Total Crime Rate

54.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.5 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 54.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 39.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Drugs 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Harsnips area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Old Skelmersdale , and the 142nd highest crime rate of 323 local areas in West Lancashire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Harsnips (WN8 6QA) in the last 12 months was 54.7 per 1,000 residents and was 42.6% lower than the Old Skelmersdale average (95.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 8.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 39.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harsnips (WN8 6QA), the main crime hotspot is near Flamstead. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Harsnips area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Flaxton Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harsnips Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Flaxton Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hartshead Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hartshead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hallcroft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Flamstead Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flamstead Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flaxton Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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