Postcode · Ormskirk
Crime in L39 3BB
How much crime is recorded in L39 3BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ormskirk North & West
- Council
- West Lancashire
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,398 (2024)
L39 3BBOrmskirk
How safe is L39 3BB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L39 3BB area, 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
22.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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 3BBNational
Violence and sexual offences20.423.6
Anti-social behaviour9.810.7
Other theft3.64.5
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Public order1.74.6
Other crime1.51.5
Drugs1.52.4
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.62.1
Burglary0.39.1
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 30% 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.