Total Crime Rate

107.9 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 107.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Other crime 8.3 9/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Lancaster Crescent area has the 26th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Old Skelmersdale , and the 70th highest crime rate of 328 local areas in West Lancashire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lancaster Crescent (WN8 8DJ) in the last 12 months was 107.9 per 1,000 residents and was 4.6% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 41.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lancaster Crescent (WN8 8DJ), 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 Lancaster Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodrow —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poplar Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodrow —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Poplar Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Poplar Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pine Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wheatacre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rose Crescent Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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