Skelmersdale South — Neighbourhood Policing Team
Local policing team in the Lancashire Constabulary area: contact routes, current priorities and public events.
Contact the team
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Recorded crime — June 2026
84 street-level crimes recorded within this team’s boundary.
Compared with May 2026 (87): ▼ 3 (3%) lower. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.
- Violence and sexual offences41 · 49%
- Anti-social behaviour10 · 12%
- Criminal damage and arson6 · 7%
- Other theft6 · 7%
- Vehicle crime5 · 6%
- Drugs4 · 5%
- Possession of weapons4 · 5%
- Public order4 · 5%
Street-level open data from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0), counted within this team’s official boundary. Locations on data.police.uk are approximate — snapped to anonymised map points near where each crime occurred — so figures are a guide, not an exact address-level count. Captured 2026-08-08.
What happened to reported crimes — June 2026
59 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.
- Unable to prosecute suspect32 · 54%
- Awaiting court outcome6 · 10%
- Offender given a caution5 · 8%
- Investigation complete; no suspect identified5 · 8%
- Local resolution4 · 7%
- Offender given penalty notice3 · 5%
Recorded outcomes from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0). A crime and its outcome can fall in different months, so these do not map one-to-one onto the crime counts above. Captured 2026-08-09.
Current priorities
Business Crime, Anti-Social Behaviour, Off Road Bikes
Operation Vulture sees officers working closely with businesses to prevent crime and to identify and target offenders. Operation Centurion in West Lancs is a multi-agency response with members of the West Lancs Community Safety Partnership which includes police, schools, fire, NHS and West Lancashire Borough Council (WLBC) sharing information on a daily basis to identify, target, safeguard and prosecute offenders. Operation Centurion and Operation Igloo (part funded by West Lancs Borough Council) involves police working alongside partner agencies such as the Ranger Service conducting targeted operations. These involve assets on the ground on quad bikes and motorcycles supported by air assets (drone, helicopter, fixed wing aircraft) to identify, target, prosecute and seize the vehicles being illegally used. Lots of our activity is published on our Facebook channels. We welcome you to get involved in the public survey Lancashire Talking so you can inform us about local issues, then we can send information specific to the area you live/work. Want to have your say? Sign up to Lancashire Talking at this link https://mymsg.uk/r0vf.
Set: 2026-07-01
Business Crime, ASB and Road Safety (Including off road bikes)
Operation Vulture sees officers working closely with businesses to prevent crime and to identify and target offenders. This has resulted in numerous of our prolific offenders being issued with Civil Orders upon prosecution. These run side by side prosecutions and make it more difficult for the offender to re-offend. Winter of Action sees our officers tackle those areas which have been highlighted as areas that have high anti-social behaviour issues. This includes both high visibility patrols, targeted operations and the use of civil orders for those involved in ASB in the area. Operation Igloo (part funded by West Lancs Borough Council) involves police working alongside partner agencies such as the Ranger Service conducting targeted operations. These involve assets on the ground on quad bikes and motorcycles supported by air assets (drone, helicopter, fixed wing aircraft) to identify, target, prosecute and seize the vehicles being illegally used. You may see our officers around West Lancs conducting speed enforcement. These roads of concern have been raised by members of the public as having particular road safety concerns. Lots of our activity is published on our Facebook channels. We welcome you to get involved in the public survey Lancashire Talking so you can inform us about local issues, then we can send information specific to the area you live/work. Want to have your say? Sign up to Lancashire Talking at this link https://mymsg.uk/r0vf.
Set: 2026-07-01
Public events & surgeries
Digmoor Parade Walkabout
2026-07-18 · Digmoor Shopping Parade, 113 Birleywood Skelmersdale
Bike Marking at Youth Zone, Skelmersdale
2026-07-31 · West Lancs Youth Zone, Yeadon Skelmersdale
Family Support Day with LCC - Beechtrees
2026-08-05 · Beechtrees, Skelmersdale
Digmoor Parade Walkabout
2026-08-18 · Digmoor Shopping Parade, 113 Birleywood Skelmersdale
Family Support Day with LCC - Alderley
2026-08-19 · Alderley Skelmersdale
Digmoor Parade Walkabout
2026-09-18 · Digmoor Shopping Parade, 113 Birleywood Skelmersdale
Digmoor Parade Walkabout
2026-10-18 · Digmoor Shopping Parade, 113 Birleywood Skelmersdale
Digmoor Parade Walkabout
2026-11-18 · Digmoor Shopping Parade, 113 Birleywood Skelmersdale
Digmoor Parade Walkabout
2026-12-18 · Digmoor Shopping Parade, 113 Birleywood Skelmersdale
Event listings reflect the last data refresh — check the official team page before attending.
Nearby teams in Lancashire Constabulary
- Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre
- Up Holland
- Old Skelmersdale
- Skelmersdale North
- Rural North East
- Rural South
Source: data.police.uk API · Licensed under Open Government Licence v3.0 · Fetched 2026-07-13. BlueLineHub is independent and not affiliated with Lancashire Constabulary.