Postcode · Ormskirk
Crime in L40 3SR
How much crime is recorded in L40 3SR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Parbold, Appley Bridge & Wrightington
- Council
- West Lancashire
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,121 (2024)
L40 3SROrmskirk
How safe is L40 3SR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 10.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L40 3SR 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
10.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
18
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 3SRNational
Violence and sexual offences6.523.6
Burglary6.49.1
Anti-social behaviour2.810.7
Drugs1.92.4
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Other theft1.44.5
Public order1.24.6
Other crime0.01.5
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 67% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
2
5
8
10
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.