Postcode sector · Ormskirk
Crime in L39 9
How much crime is recorded in L39 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- West Lancashire
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 8,002 (2024)
L39 9Postcode sector · Ormskirk
How safe is L39 9
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in L39 9, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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 9National
Violence and sexual offences13.423.6
Burglary10.59.1
Anti-social behaviour9.210.7
Shoplifting3.68.4
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Public order2.44.6
Other theft2.44.5
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Drugs1.22.4
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.