Total Crime Rate

103.3 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 103.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 8/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Whitehey area has the 28th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Old Skelmersdale , and the 72nd highest crime rate of 328 local areas in West Lancashire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitehey (WN8 8AQ) in the last 12 months was 103.3 per 1,000 residents and was 0.2% higher than the Old Skelmersdale average (103.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -46.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 39.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitehey (WN8 8AQ), the main crime hotspot is near Whitburn. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitehey area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Jubilee Drive Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wheatacre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodrow —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wallcroft Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashwall Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitburn —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodrow —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rose Crescent Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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