Total Crime Rate

65.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 65.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lowcroft area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Old Skelmersdale , and the 128th highest crime rate of 328 local areas in West Lancashire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lowcroft (WN8 6TZ) in the last 12 months was 65.6 per 1,000 residents and was 36.4% lower than the Old Skelmersdale average (103.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 41.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 87.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lowcroft (WN8 6TZ), the main crime hotspot is near Falkland. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lowcroft area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Fairlie Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fairstead —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Falkland —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heathgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Longhey —
Sep 2025Burglary Ashwood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashwood —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Longhey —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fairstead —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Falkland Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Falkland Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Falkland Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fairlie —
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Data Sources

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