Postcode · Ormskirk
Crime in L39 4RT
How much crime is recorded in L39 4RT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ormskirk Town & East
- Council
- West Lancashire
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,900 (2024)
L39 4RTOrmskirk
How safe is L39 4RT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 23.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L39 4RT 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
23.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
77
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 4RTNational
Shoplifting22.18.4
Violence and sexual offences19.823.6
Anti-social behaviour16.610.7
Other theft4.14.5
Public order4.14.6
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Robbery2.31.4
Burglary2.09.1
Drugs0.92.4
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 43% 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.