Crime Rate in Skerton, ward

Skerton has the 9th highest crime rate of 26 wards in Lancaster district and the 1228th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 117th highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Skerton in the last 12 months was 116.6 per 1,000 residents and was 8.2% higher than the Lancaster district average (107.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Skerton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 312 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 5 cases , up 66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -56.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 364 (≈ 45.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Skerton ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Mainway. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.