Total Crime Rate

68.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.5 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 68.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 27.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Shoplifting 10.3 5/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Liverpool Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Old Skelmersdale , and the 110th 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 Liverpool Road (WN8 8AU) in the last 12 months was 68.7 per 1,000 residents and was 27.9% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Liverpool Road (WN8 8AU), 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 Liverpool Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whitburn Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Uppingham Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Marchbank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waverley Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitburn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft West Park Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sandy Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Witham Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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