Postcode · Ormskirk
Crime in L39 2DR
How much crime is recorded in L39 2DR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bickerstaffe & Newburgh
- Council
- West Lancashire
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,667 (2024)
L39 2DROrmskirk
How safe is L39 2DR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 10.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L39 2DR area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
18
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 2DRNational
Burglary7.99.1
Violence and sexual offences7.823.6
Anti-social behaviour2.510.7
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Other theft1.54.5
Public order0.94.6
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Drugs0.52.4
Shoplifting0.58.4
Robbery0.41.4
Vehicle crime0.33.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 5% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.