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

Top Acre 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 Top Acre Road (WN8 9NT) 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 Top Acre Road (WN8 9NT), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Top Acre Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Ambleside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Eskbank Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ambleside Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daniels Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Daniels Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Daniels Lane —
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Top Acre Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Digmoor Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scarth Park —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Abbeystead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillcrest Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ambergate Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ambergate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spencers Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Scarth Park Under investigation
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Data Sources

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