Total Crime Rate

104.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 104.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 54.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.0 7/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Thornton area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Old Skelmersdale , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 323 local areas in West Lancashire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thornton (WN8 8QP) in the last 12 months was 104.3 per 1,000 residents and was 9.5% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 54.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thornton (WN8 8QP), 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 Thornton area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tanfields Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thurston —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Winsters —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Appleton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Poplar Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tarlswood Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Appleton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teversham Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order The Tamneys Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Teversham Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teversham Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A577 Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Tanfields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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