Rural North East vs Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre

Rural North East has a safety score of 76/100 (Safe) and recorded 197 crimes in the last 12 months. Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) with 2,444 crimes. Rural North East scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Rural North East shows a year-on-year crime trend of -29.6% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre shows -2.4% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Rural North East, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (59 incidents). In Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre, it is Violent Crime (915 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Rural North East recorded 57 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre recorded 561. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Rural North East totalled 59 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 915 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, Rural North East recorded 280 crimes (now 197, a change of -29.6%). Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre recorded 2,504 crimes previously (now 2,444, -2.4%).

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. Rural North East has a resolution rate of 33.3% and Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre has 21.3%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Rural North East 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 Rural North East 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.