Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Skelmersdale South
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the most deprived
Mean decile 1.98 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Among the most deprived on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 1.98 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Skelmersdale South
Crime trends · Skelmersdale South
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
63
YoY +43%
ASB
17
YoY -54%
Vehicle Crime
12
YoY +300%
Burglary
7
YoY +17%
Criminal damage
16
YoY +45%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising
153
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Skelmersdale South
Ethnicity
Total residents: 9,006
White Brit.85.2%
Other White10.7%
+ other · 4.0%
Religion
Total residents: 8,996
Christian52.4%
No religion40.2%
Not answered6.1%
+ other · 1.2%
Age groups
Total residents: 9,007
50–6419.0%
35–4918.6%
25–3414.9%
65–748.3%
10–158.2%
+ 5 other age groups · 30.9%
Households
Total households: 3,798
Other21.0%
Lone parent family: With dependent children12.9%
Any member 66+11.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children8.7%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children7.4%
