Total Crime Rate

82.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 82.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 18.9 6/10
  • Burglary 15.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.8 4/10
  • Robbery 6.3 7/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Park Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Rural North East , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 328 local areas in West Lancashire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Park Close (WN8 7HP) in the last 12 months was 82.0 per 1,000 residents and was 106.4% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Close (WN8 7HP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brandreth Delph, where police recorded 2 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lancaster Lane (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Park Close area

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Data Sources

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