Clayton-le-dale & Salesbury vs Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre

Clayton-le-dale & Salesbury has a safety score of 78/100 (Safe) and recorded 47 crimes in the last 12 months. Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) with 2,513 crimes. Clayton-le-dale & Salesbury scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Clayton-le-dale & Salesbury shows a year-on-year crime trend of +23.7% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre shows -0.1% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Clayton-le-dale & Salesbury, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (20 incidents). In Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre, it is Violent Crime (907 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Clayton-le-dale & Salesbury recorded 11 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre recorded 655. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Clayton-le-dale & Salesbury totalled 20 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 907 in Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Clayton-le-dale & Salesbury recorded 38 crimes (now 47, a change of +23.7%). Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre recorded 2,515 crimes previously (now 2,513, -0.1%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Clayton-le-dale & Salesbury has a resolution rate of 20% and Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre has 27.5%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Clayton-le-dale & Salesbury falls within the Lancashire Constabulary boundary. Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre is covered by Lancashire Constabulary. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Clayton-le-dale & Salesbury and Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.