Total Crime Rate

136.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.7 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 136.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 31.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.5 6/10
  • Burglary 25.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 12.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Drugs 9.5 8/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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.
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Crime overview

Windrows area has the 17th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Old Skelmersdale , and the 45th 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 Windrows (WN8 8NN) in the last 12 months was 136.1 per 1,000 residents and was 42.8% higher 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 Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Windrows (WN8 8NN), the main crime hotspot is near The Winsters. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Windrows area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tanfields Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Winsters —
Apr 2026Public order Wigan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Tanfields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wolverton Under investigation
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Data Sources

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