Total Crime Rate

65.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.1 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 65.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 36.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Colinton area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Skelmersdale South , and the 125th highest crime rate of 323 local areas in West Lancashire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Colinton (WN8 9AD) in the last 12 months was 65.6 per 1,000 residents and was 43.3% lower than the Skelmersdale South average (115.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 36.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colinton (WN8 9AD), the main crime hotspot is near Clay Brow Road. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Colinton area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clay Brow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cornbrook Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrier Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clay Brow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clay Brow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clay Brow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cherrycroft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cornbrook —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cornbrook Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Wellington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Moor Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Colinton —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Colinton Local resolution
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Data Sources

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