Crime Rates at Field Street, Skelmersdale, WN8 8HZ

Field Street area has the 18th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Old Skelmersdale , and the 48th 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 Field Street (WN8 8HZ) in the last 12 months was 136.4 per 1,000 residents and was 32.2% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 63.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 143.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Field Street (WN8 8HZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stafford Street, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ash Grove (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.