Postcode · Ormskirk
Crime in L40 0PH
How much crime is recorded in L40 0PH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Scarisbrick, Halsall & Haskayne
- Council
- West Lancashire
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,589 (2024)
L40 0PHOrmskirk
How safe is L40 0PH
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 11.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L40 0PH 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
11.0
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).
L40 0PHNational
Violence and sexual offences8.523.6
Burglary5.89.1
Anti-social behaviour5.010.7
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Other theft1.34.5
Drugs0.82.4
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Other crime0.81.5
Public order0.64.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 11% 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.