Total Crime Rate

202.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 202.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 78.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.7 9/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Other crime 7.5 8/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Shoplifting 7.5 5/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Rowan Lane area has the 10th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Old Skelmersdale , and the 26th 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 Rowan Lane (WN8 6UL) in the last 12 months was 202.3 per 1,000 residents and was 96.0% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 63.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -52.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rowan Lane (WN8 6UL), the main crime hotspot is near Northfield. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rowan Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Marlborough Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rowan Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashmead Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashmead Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Ashmead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashmead Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Meadow Clough Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northfield —
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Data Sources

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