Postcode · Ormskirk
Crime in L39 4AN
How much crime is recorded in L39 4AN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ormskirk Town & East
- Council
- West Lancashire
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,671 (2024)
L39 4ANOrmskirk
How safe is L39 4AN
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 10.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L39 4AN 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
10.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
21
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 4ANNational
Violence and sexual offences9.023.6
Anti-social behaviour5.010.7
Burglary4.39.1
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Public order1.14.6
Other theft0.94.5
Robbery0.71.4
Shoplifting0.68.4
Vehicle crime0.33.5
Drugs0.32.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% 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.