Total Crime Rate

166.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

111.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 166.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 111.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.2 8/10
  • Other theft 23.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Uppingham area has the 13th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Old Skelmersdale , and the 31st 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 Uppingham (WN8 8HD) in the last 12 months was 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 74.9% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 23.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 111.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Uppingham (WN8 8HD), 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 Uppingham area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Ashwall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft West Park Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waverley Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxford Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lime Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lilac Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitburn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whitburn Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stafford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tongbarn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Uppingham Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stafford Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Oak Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oak Crescent —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Witham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sandy Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Marchbank Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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