Postcode sector · Ormskirk
Crime in L39 0
How much crime is recorded in L39 0, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- West Lancashire
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 5,458 (2024)
L39 0Postcode sector · Ormskirk
How safe is L39 0
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in L39 0, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
L39 0National
Violence and sexual offences16.223.6
Anti-social behaviour11.310.7
Burglary10.49.1
Shoplifting4.58.4
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Other theft3.04.5
Public order2.74.6
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Drugs1.52.4
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Robbery0.31.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.