Old Skelmersdale
WardThe south east of the West Lancashire. About 8,586 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.2 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by ward
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Old Skelmersdale live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How Old Skelmersdale compares
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Is Old Skelmersdale safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Old Skelmersdale at a rate of 88.1 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, 71 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Old Skelmersdale.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (351), anti-social behaviour (184) and other crime (173).
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 ward, so they describe all of West Lancashire and not Old Skelmersdale alone. See West Lancashire
Old Skelmersdale in brief
Old Skelmersdale had 8,467 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Old Skelmersdale live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Old Skelmersdale, 93.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Old Skelmersdale, 3.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.