Skelmersdale East
Middle areaThe south east of the West Lancashire. 6,824 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.6 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Skelmersdale East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Skelmersdale East
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Skelmersdale East at a rate of 80.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 61.0 per 1,000 people across West Lancashire.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 239 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 94 |
| Other crime | 80 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 59 |
| Drug offences | 28 |
| Burglary | 19 |
| Vehicle crime | 18 |
| Robbery | 8 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
| Shoplifting | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Skelmersdale East compares
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Is Skelmersdale East safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Skelmersdale East at a rate of 80.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 61.0 per 1,000 people across West Lancashire.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 40 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Skelmersdale East.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (239), anti-social behaviour (94) and other crime (80).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of West Lancashire
These figures are published for the whole of West Lancashire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of West Lancashire and not Skelmersdale East alone. See West Lancashire
Skelmersdale East in brief
The median price paid for a home in Skelmersdale East was £160,000 in 2025.
Skelmersdale East had 6,583 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Skelmersdale East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Skelmersdale East, 82.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.