Total Crime Rate
110.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Beacon Crossing area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Rural North East , and the 68th 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 Beacon Crossing (WN8 7DR) in the last 12 months was 110.5 per 1,000 residents and was 178.1% higher than the Rural North East average (39.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 29.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 400.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Beacon Crossing (WN8 7DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mill Field (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Rural North East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Leat Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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