Crime Rates at Castlehey, Skelmersdale, WN8 9DT

Castlehey area has the 16th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Skelmersdale South , and the 60th highest crime rate of 323 local areas in West Lancashire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Castlehey (WN8 9DT) in the last 12 months was 106.4 per 1,000 residents and was 7.9% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 66.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castlehey (WN8 9DT), the main crime hotspot is near Carfield. Police recorded 113 crimes here, including 70 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.