Total Crime Rate

115.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 115.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 65.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.1 3/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Drugs 10.5 8/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Higher Lane area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Rural North East , and the 63rd 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 Higher Lane (WN8 7RP) in the last 12 months was 115.2 per 1,000 residents and was 189.9% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 15.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Higher Lane (WN8 7RP), the main crime hotspot is near Higher Lane, with 6 recorded incidents. This location is within roughly 0.3 miles of the postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Higher Lane area

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Data Sources

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