Postcode · Ormskirk
Crime in L39 8SR
How much crime is recorded in L39 8SR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Scarisbrick, Halsall & Haskayne
- Council
- West Lancashire
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,256 (2024)
L39 8SROrmskirk
How safe is L39 8SR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L39 8SR area, well 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
19.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
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 8SRNational
Violence and sexual offences16.523.6
Burglary4.69.1
Anti-social behaviour4.610.7
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Public order1.54.6
Other theft1.34.5
Drugs0.72.4
Other crime0.41.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 30% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.