Total Crime Rate

230.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 230.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.6 9/10
  • Other theft 36.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 15.7 6/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.2 8/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Robbery 5.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Railway Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Old Skelmersdale , and the 18th highest crime rate of 328 local areas in West Lancashire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Railway Road (WN8 8TL) in the last 12 months was 230.4 per 1,000 residents and was 123.3% higher than the Old Skelmersdale average (103.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 73.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Railway Road (WN8 8TL), 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 Railway Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cardiff Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Stafford Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Turnberry —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Turnberry Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turnberry Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Clayton Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stafford Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stafford Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stafford Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stafford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Stafford Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hutton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cardiff Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cardiff Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Uppingham —
Sep 2025Other theft Uppingham Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Turnberry —
Sep 2025Robbery Clayton Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Taylor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Park —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maiden Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Maiden Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Maiden Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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