Postcode · Ormskirk
Crime in L40 5SG
How much crime is recorded in L40 5SG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Burscough
- Council
- West Lancashire
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,436 (2024)
L40 5SGOrmskirk
How safe is L40 5SG
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L40 5SG area, 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
21.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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 5SGNational
Violence and sexual offences20.323.6
Anti-social behaviour13.710.7
Public order2.24.6
Burglary1.99.1
Other theft1.44.5
Other crime1.41.5
Drugs0.82.4
Criminal damage and arson0.74.7
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Theft from the person0.22.1
Shoplifting0.18.4
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% 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.