Postcode · Ormskirk
Crime in L39 5EA
How much crime is recorded in L39 5EA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Aughton
- Council
- West Lancashire
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,153 (2024)
L39 5EAOrmskirk
How safe is L39 5EA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 10.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L39 5EA 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
10.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
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 5EANational
Anti-social behaviour9.110.7
Violence and sexual offences5.823.6
Vehicle crime3.93.5
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Other theft2.04.5
Drugs2.02.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Public order0.14.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% 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.