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Crime in L40 5

How much crime is recorded in L40 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
West Lancashire
Region
North West
Population
16,736 (2024)
Crime

How safe is L40 5

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in L40 5, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
21.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

L40 5National
Violence and sexual offences17.723.6
Anti-social behaviour11.410.7
Shoplifting6.48.4
Burglary5.69.1
Other theft3.24.5
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Public order2.54.6
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Other crime1.31.5
Drugs1.12.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Robbery0.31.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 13% 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.

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