Total Crime Rate

80.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 80.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 34.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 8/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Willow Hey area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Old Skelmersdale , and the 93rd 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 Willow Hey (WN8 8NJ) in the last 12 months was 80.7 per 1,000 residents and was 15.3% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 34.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willow Hey (WN8 8NJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Winsters, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tarlswood (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Old Skelmersdale

Crime Over Time in Willow Hey area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tarlswood Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wolverton Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tanfields Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Tanfields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order The Tamneys Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Wigan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Winsters —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Appleton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Appleton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 9 of 9

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑