Postcode · Ormskirk
Crime in L40 4AR
How much crime is recorded in L40 4AR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Burscough
- Council
- West Lancashire
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,672 (2024)
L40 4AROrmskirk
How safe is L40 4AR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L40 4AR area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
63
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 4ARNational
Violence and sexual offences21.723.6
Shoplifting14.48.4
Anti-social behaviour13.910.7
Burglary5.49.1
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Public order2.24.6
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Other crime1.01.5
Other theft1.04.5
Drugs0.52.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 51% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
20
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.