Postcode · Ormskirk
Crime in L40 2WS
How much crime is recorded in L40 2WS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ormskirk Town & East
- Council
- West Lancashire
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,725 (2024)
L40 2WSOrmskirk
How safe is L40 2WS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 37.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L40 2WS area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
37.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
91
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 2WSNational
Violence and sexual offences30.823.6
Anti-social behaviour21.510.7
Burglary14.99.1
Shoplifting10.38.4
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Public order5.44.6
Other theft4.84.5
Drugs2.62.4
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Other crime1.61.5
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.