Total Crime Rate
10.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Scarisbrick Avenue area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Rural North East , and the 19th lowest crime rate of 328 local areas in West Lancashire .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Scarisbrick Avenue (WN8 7HE) in the last 12 months was 10.7 per 1,000 residents and was 73.0% lower than the Rural North East average (39.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Scarisbrick Avenue (WN8 7HE), 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Leat Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
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