Skerton ward · Lancaster. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
Homes rented from a council or housing association: 18% here, compared with 10% across Lancaster (7.6 percentage points higher).
The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 65 or over: 14.2% here, compared with 20.5% across Lancaster (6.3 percentage points lower).
Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 23.4% here, compared with 17.7% across Lancaster (5.7 percentage points higher).
These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for Skerton ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
648 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 650 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Skerton ward · mapped crimes
Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: 57 mapped crimes in September 2024; 61 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Skerton
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
57
36
October 2024
67
21
November 2024
54
17
December 2024
50
17
January 2025
49
12
February 2025
39
20
March 2025
60
31
April 2025
49
38
May 2025
46
32
June 2025
75
18
July 2025
57
32
August 2025
47
26
September 2025
48
23
October 2025
44
19
November 2025
73
29
December 2025
46
20
January 2026
43
12
February 2026
45
7
March 2026
52
14
April 2026
46
9
May 2026
48
11
June 2026
75
19
July 2026
67
21
August 2026
61
14
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Skerton
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
341
criminal damage arson
80
other theft
39
public order
32
vehicle crime
31
drugs
30
other crime
24
burglary
20
shoplifting
20
possession of weapons
12
robbery
9
bicycle theft
6
theft from the person
4
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
