Total Crime Rate
38.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hutton Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Old Skelmersdale , and the 134th lowest crime rate of 323 local areas in West Lancashire .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hutton Road (WN8 8HF) in the last 12 months was 38.8 per 1,000 residents and was 59.3% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 21.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hutton Road (WN8 8HF), 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.
View Crime In Old Skelmersdale| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stafford Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clayton Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sandy Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Witham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Uppingham | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Waverley | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | West Park Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Turnberry | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stafford Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Tongbarn | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lime Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitburn | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oxford Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oak Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Whitburn | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ash Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Marchbank Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Oak Crescent | Under investigation |
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