Total Crime Rate

137.1 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 137.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Skelmersdale Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Coppins , and the 77th highest crime rate of 498 local areas in Tendring .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Skelmersdale Road (CO15 6DA) in the last 12 months was 137.1 per 1,000 residents and was 32.1% higher than the Coppins average (103.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (β‰ˆ 84.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 120.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Skelmersdale Road (CO15 6DA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 89 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Skelmersdale Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harold Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Recreation Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thoroughgood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Recreation Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Granville Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northbourne Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northbourne Road β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Chapman Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Carnarvon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Skelmersdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Carnarvon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carnarvon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Recreation Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Recreation Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Skelmersdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”

Data Sources

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