Postcode · Ormskirk
Crime in L39 1PH
How much crime is recorded in L39 1PH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ormskirk North & West
- Council
- West Lancashire
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,457 (2024)
L39 1PHOrmskirk
How safe is L39 1PH
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L39 1PH area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
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 1PHNational
Violence and sexual offences14.523.6
Anti-social behaviour5.210.7
Burglary3.89.1
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Other theft2.24.5
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Robbery0.81.4
Other crime0.71.5
Public order0.74.6
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% 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.