Total Crime Rate

67.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 67.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 47.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.2 7/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Church Road area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Old Skelmersdale , and the 117th highest crime rate of 323 local areas in West Lancashire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Road (WN8 8PH) in the last 12 months was 67.7 per 1,000 residents and was 29.0% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 47.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Road (WN8 8PH), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Church Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Appleton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Winsters —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teversham 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Teversham Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order The Tamneys Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tarlswood Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Teversham Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Poplar Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Appleton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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