Crime Rates at Clegg Street, Skelmersdale, WN8 8JD

Clegg Street area has the 28th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Old Skelmersdale , and the 78th highest crime rate of 323 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 Clegg Street (WN8 8JD) in the last 12 months was 90.9 per 1,000 residents and was 4.6% lower than the Old Skelmersdale average (95.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 36.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 90.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clegg Street (WN8 8JD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Uppingham, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clayton Mews (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.