Postcode · Ormskirk
Crime in L39 5QA
How much crime is recorded in L39 5QA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Aughton
- Council
- West Lancashire
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,476 (2024)
L39 5QAOrmskirk
How safe is L39 5QA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 9.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L39 5QA 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
9.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
14
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 5QANational
Violence and sexual offences6.723.6
Burglary2.69.1
Anti-social behaviour1.910.7
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Criminal damage and arson0.64.7
Other theft0.54.5
Public order0.54.6
Drugs0.52.4
Other crime0.51.5
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 38% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
2
5
8
10
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.