Skelmersdale North vs Tarleton Village

Skelmersdale North has a safety score of 16/100 (High Crime) and recorded 726 crimes in the last 12 months. Tarleton Village has a safety score of 66/100 (Safe) with 273 crimes. Tarleton Village scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Skelmersdale North shows a year-on-year crime trend of +10.7% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Tarleton Village shows -6.2% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Skelmersdale North, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (277 incidents). In Tarleton Village, it is Anti-Social Behaviour (108 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Skelmersdale North recorded 182 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Tarleton Village recorded 108. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Skelmersdale North totalled 277 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 97 in Tarleton Village. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Skelmersdale North recorded 656 crimes (now 726, a change of +10.7%). Tarleton Village recorded 291 crimes previously (now 273, -6.2%).

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. Skelmersdale North has a resolution rate of 24.5% and Tarleton Village has 33.3%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Skelmersdale North falls within the Lancashire Constabulary boundary. Tarleton Village 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 Skelmersdale North and Tarleton Village. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.