Total Crime Rate

37.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 37.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.6 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Oakleigh area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Up Holland , and the 124th lowest crime rate of 328 local areas in West Lancashire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oakleigh (WN8 9QU) in the last 12 months was 37.8 per 1,000 residents and was 39.7% lower than the Up Holland average (62.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakleigh (WN8 9QU), the main crime hotspot is near Duke'S Wood Lane. Police recorded 6 crimes here, including 2 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oakleigh area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Duke'S Wood Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duke'S Wood Lane Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pennington Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crawford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Crawford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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