Skelmersdale North
WardThe south east of the West Lancashire. About 8,000 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 4.0 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by ward
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 97% of people in Skelmersdale North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How Skelmersdale North compares
Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Skelmersdale North safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Skelmersdale North at a rate of 62.7 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, 39 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Skelmersdale North.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (248), anti-social behaviour (106) and other crime (78).
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 Skelmersdale North alone. See West Lancashire
Skelmersdale North in brief
Skelmersdale North had 7,348 usual residents at the census.
About 97% of people in Skelmersdale North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Skelmersdale North, 86.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Skelmersdale North, 3.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.