Total Crime Rate

82.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 82.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Maiden Close area has the 34th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Old Skelmersdale , and the 99th highest crime rate of 328 local areas in West Lancashire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Maiden Close (WN8 8JL) in the last 12 months was 82.6 per 1,000 residents and was 19.9% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -8.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 38.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 60.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maiden Close (WN8 8JL), the main crime hotspot is near Stafford Street. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Maiden Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Clayton Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Other crime Stafford Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stafford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Park —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maiden Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Stafford Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stafford Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stafford Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stafford Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Maiden Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Clayton Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Turnberry —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turnberry Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Turnberry Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Turnberry —
Sep 2025Burglary Taylor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Engine Lane —
Sep 2025Burglary Maiden Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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