Total Crime Rate

132.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 132.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.9 7/10
  • Burglary 14.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.8 8/10
  • Other theft 14.8 9/10
  • Drugs 6.3 7/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Alderley area has the 16th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Skelmersdale South , and the 49th highest crime rate of 328 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 Alderley (WN8 9LZ) in the last 12 months was 132.9 per 1,000 residents and was 19.5% higher than the Skelmersdale South average (111.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 38.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alderley (WN8 9LZ), the main crime hotspot is near Beechtrees. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Alderley area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Miller Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Miller Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Miller Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Digmoor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Digmoor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Digmoor Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Abbeywood Under investigation

Data Sources

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