Postcode · Ormskirk
Crime in L39 6SN
How much crime is recorded in L39 6SN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Aughton
- Council
- West Lancashire
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,483 (2024)
L39 6SNOrmskirk
How safe is L39 6SN
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 12.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L39 6SN area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
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 6SNNational
Burglary11.59.1
Violence and sexual offences7.823.6
Anti-social behaviour3.010.7
Other theft2.44.5
Public order2.44.6
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Shoplifting0.68.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 60% 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.