Total Crime Rate

194.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 194.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 15.6 10/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Birkrig area has the 10th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Skelmersdale South , and the 28th 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 Birkrig (WN8 9HY) in the last 12 months was 194.8 per 1,000 residents and was 75.2% higher than the Skelmersdale South average (111.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 114.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birkrig (WN8 9HY), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 75 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birkrig area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Newlyn Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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