Total Crime Rate

90.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 90.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.5 4/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Crossfield Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Skelmersdale South , and the 88th 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 Crossfield Road (WN8 9NQ) in the last 12 months was 90.9 per 1,000 residents and was 18.3% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crossfield Road (WN8 9NQ), the main crime hotspot is near Eskdale. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Crossfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Eskdale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Scarth Park —
Sep 2025Drugs Abbeystead Offender given penalty notice
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eskbank —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eskbank —
Sep 2025Other theft Eskbank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Eskbank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eskdale Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Eskbank Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eskbank Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Abbeystead Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Daniels Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grimshaw Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Spencers Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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