Total Crime Rate

90.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.5 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 90.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 24.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.0 9/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Crossfield Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Skelmersdale South , and the 78th 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 Crossfield Road (WN8 9NQ) in the last 12 months was 90.9 per 1,000 residents and was 21.4% lower than the Skelmersdale South average (115.6 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 Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crossfield Road (WN8 9NQ), the main crime hotspot is near Eskdale. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 26 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Daniels Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scarth Park
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Daniels Lane
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Scarth Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daniels Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spencers Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ambergate Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ambergate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillcrest Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Eskbank Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Abbeystead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Digmoor Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eskdale Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eskdale Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Top Acre Road

Data Sources

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