Postcode · Ormskirk
Crime in L40 2RB
How much crime is recorded in L40 2RB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Eccleston & Charnock Richard
- Council
- Chorley
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,438 (2024)
L40 2RBOrmskirk
How safe is L40 2RB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 11.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L40 2RB 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
11.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
20
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 2RBNational
Violence and sexual offences9.223.6
Anti-social behaviour4.210.7
Burglary3.09.1
Other crime1.21.5
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Drugs1.22.4
Other theft1.14.5
Shoplifting0.48.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Public order0.24.6
Criminal damage and arson0.14.7
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 60% 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.