Crap Towns / Skelton / Crime

How much crime is there in Skelton?

The police recorded 80.7 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Skelton from September 2023 to August 2026, 6% higher than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 32.7. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 78.6, up from 78.3 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	78.3	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	85.2	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	78.6	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	32.7	34.1
Shoplifting	14.2	7.1
Criminal damage and arson	10.3	7.0
Public order	7.5	6.6
Other theft	4.5	5.4
Burglary	3.7	3.1
Drugs	2.5	2.4
Other crime	2.3	2.0
Vehicle crime	1.9	3.8
Robbery	0.7	0.6
Possession of weapons	0.4	0.8
Theft from the person	0.1	0.4
Bicycle theft	0.0	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Thornaby-on-Tees	20.4 km	174
Middlesbrough	15.4 km	169
Eston	11.4 km	157
Hartlepool	20.6 km	149
Redcar	8.2 km	110
Billingham	19.5 km	90.1
Brotton	2.5 km	88.2
Skelton	–	80.7
Guisborough	6.1 km	79.1
Saltburn-by-the-Sea	2.0 km	78.7
Marske-by-the-Sea	4.6 km	61.2
The typical town	–	76.2