Total Crime Rate

193.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 193.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 34.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 19.0 6/10
  • Burglary 12.7 9/10
  • Drugs 12.7 9/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Garnett Place area has the 12th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Old Skelmersdale , and the 29th highest crime rate of 328 local areas in West Lancashire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Garnett Place (WN8 9UB) in the last 12 months was 193.0 per 1,000 residents and was 87.1% higher than the Old Skelmersdale average (103.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -61.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Garnett Place (WN8 9UB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gorsey Place, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Glebe Road (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Garnett Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glebe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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