Total Crime Rate

134.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 134.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 59.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.5 10/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

School Lane area has the 19th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Old Skelmersdale , and the 48th highest crime rate of 323 local areas in West Lancashire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around School Lane (WN8 8DU) in the last 12 months was 134.8 per 1,000 residents and was 41.5% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 59.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around School Lane (WN8 8DU), 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 School Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitburn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Oak Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Tintagel Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oak Crescent —
Apr 2026Other theft Tongbarn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lime Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lilac Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxford Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whitburn Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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