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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in WN8: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

WN8 recorded 331 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 6.11 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 42.0% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 22.7% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring78.78 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment331 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 22.7% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

331
trending_down -0.6% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

78.78per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

1,224

Within WN8 district

West Lancashire

54,212

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Carfield Map
total: 14 Violence and sexual offences: 7 Drugs: 2
14
Beechtrees Map
total: 13 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Burglary: 2
13
Parking Area Map
total: 10 Violence and sexual offences: 7 Burglary: 1
10
Yewdale Map
total: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Other theft: 2
7
Egerton Map
total: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Criminal damage and arson: 1
7
Enstone Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 6
6
Inskip Court Map
total: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2
6
Irwell Map
total: 6 Criminal damage and arson: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 2
6
Sports/Recreation Area Map
total: 6 Public order: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2
6
Ferndale Map
total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 1
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Crime Breakdown

April 2026
331 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
139
42.0%
Anti-social Behaviour
39
11.8%
Criminal Damage & Arson
37
11.2%
Public Order
27
8.2%
Other Theft
22
6.6%
Vehicle Crime
16
4.8%
Burglary
14
4.2%
Other Crime
10
3.0%
Drug Offences
9
2.7%
Weapons Possession
6
1.8%
Robbery
6
1.8%
Shoplifting
6
1.8%

Crime Analysis: WN8

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in WN8 (42.0%). Anti-social Behaviour (11.8%) and Criminal Damage & Arson (11.2%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in WN8 has fallen sharply — by 22.7%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for WN8 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -0.6%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -22.7%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -2.2%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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