Total Crime Rate

82.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 82.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Hawthorn Crescent area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Old Skelmersdale , and the 100th 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 Hawthorn Crescent (WN8 8DH) in the last 12 months was 82.5 per 1,000 residents and was 20.0% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -35.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 41.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawthorn Crescent (WN8 8DH), the main crime hotspot is near Wheatacre. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hawthorn Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wallcroft Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wheatacre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pine Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodrow —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rose Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodrow —
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Data Sources

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