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Crime Rates in West Lancashire, local authority district

Crime Rate

Low 3/10

Last updated: 04.12.2024

Annual total crime rate in West Lancashire, (local authority district) is 72 crimes per thousand resident population. This can be rated as 3 out of 10 or low crime level compared to other boroughs/local authority districts in England and Wales.

Crime rates in West Lancashire (local authority district) by type

Violence and sexual offences 25 3/10

Anti-social behaviour 21.3 7/10

Criminal damage and arson 5.51 3/10

Other theft 3.83 1/10

Burglary 3.36 5/10

Shoplifting 3.16 2/10

Public order 2.8 1/10

Vehicle crime 2.52 2/10

Other crime 1.54 3/10

Drugs 1.46 2/10

Possession of weapons 0.69 4/10

Robbery 0.349 2/10

Bicycle theft 0.247 2/10

Theft from the person 0.238 1/10

Data source: data.police.uk

Nov 2023 - Oct 2024

Above are annual crime rates in West Lancashire (local authority district) by crime type.

The figures in black represent the number of crimes of a certain type per thousand resident population in West Lancashire (local authority district).

The figures in grey indicate the relative ratings of West Lancashire (local authority district) for a specific crime type compared to other boroughs/local authority districts in England and Wales.

Higher ratings correspond to higher crime rates.

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Historical crime rates in West Lancashire (local authority district) and North West (region)

Number of crimes per 1000 resident population

West Lancashire
LAD
North West
region

Data source: data.police.uk

Crime rate ratings in West Lancashire (local authority district)

Higher ratings correspond to higher crime rates.

Horizontal: area ratings based on annual total crime rate per 1000 resident population.

Vertical: number of areas

Data source: data.police.uk

Annual total crime rates in local authority districts of West Lancashire (local authority district)

Ward name	Crime Rate
1. Aughton & Holborn	22.3 low
2. Rural North East	35.9 low
3. Tarleton Village	40.9 low
4. North Meols & Hesketh Bank	45.4 low
5. Rural South	49.1 low
6. Burscough Bridge & Rufford	50.4 low
7. Rural West	51.5 low
8. Burscough Town	64.4 low
9. Up Holland	67.5 low
10. Ormskirk East	82.8 low
11. Old Skelmersdale	87.3 low
12. Ormskirk West	87.3 low
13. Skelmersdale North	91.9 low
14. Skelmersdale South	126 medium
15. Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre	138 medium

*annual total crimes per 1000 resident population

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Data source: data.police.uk

Nov 2023 - Oct 2024

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