Total Crime Rate

267.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

108.1 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 267.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 108.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 98.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.1 9/10
  • Other theft 12.3 8/10
  • Public order 12.3 8/10
  • Other crime 9.8 9/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Robbery 4.9 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.9 4/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Ferndale area has the 4th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Old Skelmersdale , and the 11th highest crime rate of 323 local areas in West Lancashire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ferndale (WN8 6QY) in the last 12 months was 267.8 per 1,000 residents and was 181.0% 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 108.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ferndale (WN8 6QY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Firbeck, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ferndale (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ferndale area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairhaven Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferndale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hallcroft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairlie Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fairlie Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birch Green Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairhaven Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferndale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferndale Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Feltons Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferndale Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ferndale —
Apr 2026Burglary Firbeck Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Firbeck —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fairhaven Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairhaven —
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Data Sources

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