Postcode sector · Ormskirk
Crime in L40 0
How much crime is recorded in L40 0, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- West Lancashire
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 5,430 (2024)
L40 0Postcode sector · Ormskirk
How safe is L40 0
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in L40 0, 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
19.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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).
L40 0National
Violence and sexual offences16.923.6
Shoplifting14.48.4
Anti-social behaviour12.710.7
Burglary6.29.1
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Public order2.34.6
Other theft1.94.5
Other crime1.41.5
Drugs1.32.4
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Robbery0.31.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 29% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.