Total Crime Rate

97.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 97.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 25.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.1 5/10
  • Burglary 18.9 10/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 9.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Miry Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Rural North East , and the 68th highest crime rate of 323 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 Miry Lane (WN8 7TA) in the last 12 months was 97.8 per 1,000 residents and was 175.3% higher than the Rural North East average (35.5 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Miry Lane (WN8 7TA), the main crime hotspot is near Chapel Lane. Police recorded 3 crimes here, including 1 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Miry Lane area

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Data Sources

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