Total Crime Rate

76.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.3 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 76.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 23.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 5/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Street area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Old Skelmersdale , and the 99th highest crime rate of 323 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 High Street (WN8 8AP) in the last 12 months was 76.7 per 1,000 residents and was 19.5% lower than the Old Skelmersdale average (95.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -61.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (WN8 8AP), the main crime hotspot is near Whitburn. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waverley Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitburn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lime Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxford Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Ashwall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whitburn Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Oak Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oak Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitestock Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft West Park Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lilac Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order High Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Offender given a caution
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Data Sources

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