Total Crime Rate

51.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 51.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle 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

School Lane area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Old Skelmersdale , and the 160th 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 School Lane (WN8 8EN) in the last 12 months was 51.7 per 1,000 residents and was 49.9% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -52.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around School Lane (WN8 8EN), the main crime hotspot is near Ash Grove. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 14 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 (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thurston —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tintagel —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oak Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lime Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lime Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lime Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tintagel Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oak Crescent —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tintagel Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tintagel Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Tintagel Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tilcroft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rose Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oak Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ash Grove Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ash Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Ash Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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