Total Crime Rate

152.5 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 152.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 27th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Coppins , and the 67th highest crime rate of 498 local areas in Tendring .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Skelmersdale Road (CO15 6DE) in the last 12 months was 152.5 per 1,000 residents and was 46.9% higher than the Coppins average (103.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (β‰ˆ 56.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Skelmersdale Road (CO15 6DE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 43 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 2025Possession of weapons Skelmersdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Skelmersdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Chapman Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Granville Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harold Road β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Recreation Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Recreation Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Recreation Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Recreation Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northbourne Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thoroughgood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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 Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thoroughgood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avondale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northbourne Road β€”

Data Sources

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