Skelton
Middle areaCentral Redcar and Cleveland. 7,776 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 14 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 69% of people in Skelton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Skelton
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Skelton at a rate of 96.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 135.8 per 1,000 people across Redcar and Cleveland.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 247 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 143 |
| Other crime | 109 |
| Shoplifting | 95 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 86 |
| Drug offences | 25 |
| Burglary | 21 |
| Vehicle crime | 17 |
| Robbery | 7 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Skelton compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Skelton safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Skelton at a rate of 96.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 135.8 per 1,000 people across Redcar and Cleveland.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 60 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Skelton.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (247), anti-social behaviour (143) and other crime (109).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Redcar and Cleveland
These figures are published for the whole of Redcar and Cleveland, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Redcar and Cleveland and not Skelton alone. See Redcar and Cleveland
Skelton in brief
The median price paid for a home in Skelton was £179,950 in 2025.
Skelton had 7,707 usual residents at the census.
About 69% of people in Skelton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Skelton, 79.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.