Total Crime Rate

117.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 117.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 54.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.2 9/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Foxfold area has the 21st highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Old Skelmersdale , and the 56th highest crime rate of 323 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 Foxfold (WN8 6UE) in the last 12 months was 117.8 per 1,000 residents and was 23.6% higher 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 54.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Foxfold (WN8 6UE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Falkland, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fairstead (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Foxfold area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashwood Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falkland Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falkland Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falkland Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falkland Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Falkland Under investigation
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Data Sources

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